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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Assuming that paying full price included taking out a total of $30,000 in loans over 4 years (average of $7,500 per year), for which elite colleges and universities would you pay full price ? (I specify the loan amounts to depict one who must sacrifice to attend an elite school at full sticker price.)

Assume that the student is undecided regarding major and career.

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I would say none if your kid is undecided regarding major and career.  I think elite schools pay off for kids that have a good understanding of what they want to study and what they want to get out of the school in terms of a career and network.  They are not a great place for a MC kid that really doesn't know what they want to study or what they want to do after college...these are the parents/kids that come on to DCUM and lament how the elite school was a bust for their kid.[/quote]

Interesting perspective.

My opinion is the opposite of yours. I think that a degree from an elite school is more important for an undecided student than for one with a clear-cut plan regarding college major & career.[/quote]

[b]My experience is the more elite the school, the less that school thinks your kid's finding a job/career are important to them[/b].  Sure, the professors know that McKinsey, GS, and all these other companies will visit campus, however, the school and professors find all that beneath them.

Also, the specific scenario is a MC kid...not low-income, not rich...those are the kids that have it really tough if they arrive clueless as to degree and career.[/quote]

Use the career center.

Interesting as I never viewed a professor's duty as finding employment for students. The school's obligation is to provide resources--such as a career center / job postings--to enable one to engage in job seeking. [/quote]

I got it...and no I don't think it is a professor's duty to find employment.  However, it is a difference in attitude between schools and professors who disdain the professional world vs. those who appreciate it.  [/quote]

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