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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Combination of both.

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+1.

For example, I think it would be foolish turning down a T10 school for, say, Purdue, even for engineering.[/quote]

You made a good point.  But T10 is obvious.  Even T20 is rather obvious.  But it gets murkier at T25 etc…[/quote]

Blanket statements like this make no sense.

So the extremely bright, hard-working student from Dallas who's been watching Texas football since s/he was born, wants to stay close to home, cares about the warmth of the weather, loves being able to see great live music on a regular basis, and gets offered a full-tuition scholarship to Austin should turn it down for Dartmouth?

The Jersey shore genius who's been surfing three-foot waves for 10 years and longs for a bigger challenge, hates how uptight the East Coast is, thinks it would be hilarious to cheer for Gauchos, and has significantly relieved depression when the sun is shining all the time should pick MIT over UCSB?[/quote]

Yup---these blanket statements make absolutely no sense. Except to those obsessed with the "Rankings". Fit is perhaps the most important factor IMO.  As long as the college is good (Top 100), has the major your kid wants and a variety of majors should they switch direction.  What your kid does when they are at the school matters much much more than the rankings.  Finances are also key---unless you have $300K+ saved for college, your kid should try to exit college with minimal to no debt. [/quote]

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