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[quote=Anonymous]DC got into a top 10 and a state university in the 50-75 range. Because of the huge difference in cost, we preferred the state university option. Then I looked into the courses offered in the majors DC is interested in. There was no comparison. There were many Mickey Mouse courses given in the state university for 100 and 200 level courses, while at the top 10 university, only rigorous courses were given. That made us favor the top school option. DC wanted the top 10 school because of the superior peer group (no comparison in terms of the percentage of students accepted).

I come from a lower middle class background, and I went to a low cost public college that is barely in the top 300-400 for undergraduate. It didn't hold me back. I know very well that it's perfectly possible to succeed if you go to a public university. In my case, I just decided to take the most rigorous courses available. I generally went straight into hard electives without wasting time on the intro courses, which I taught to myself.

But I was driven - I had to be to escape from my background - and DC is not driven in quite the same way. I could see DC being tempted into taking the easier classes at state U. This won't happen at top 10 U. So ultimately, this is the best decision for DC.[/quote]

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