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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't want to try private? maybe a few top SLAC like Wellsesley. If just public, how about UM, UCLA?
The list is really short in today's standard. [/quote]

OP here. We've been reading and researching but can't really find any comparable privates that would give decent merit aid. We wouldn't qualify for need-based and while we could pay $90k a year for college, I'm just not convinced it's worth it. Especially since it's looking likely DD will want to attend some form of grad school as well. I don't know - is that a mistake? She is our oldest so this is new to us. We have the money but we are frugal by nature and I do think she'd be happy somewhere like UVA.

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I went to Pitt in parent times.  Excellent outcomes at a bargain in-state price.  Out of state is mid-priced.  My friends and I were near the top of the class.  Some outcomes among my circle: DH full-ride to Georgetown for grad, me full-ride to Michigan for grad, best girlfriend Harvard law, other close friends went to Pitt Med (now ENT), one went to Katz for MBA and is a VP at a big Healthcare company, and another never went to grad school but was an engineer and ended up in name brand software engineering sales consulting (this pays very well).

Based on this board, there's a chance of getting 5-10K merit as an OOS applicant.  I enjoyed Pitt.  I transferred from PSU main campus after freshman year.  I was in Honors programs at both.  I found out I was more of a city and liberal arts person than rural and business undergrad.  PSU was comparatively weak in the humanities vs.  Pitt.  There are hints this is still true.  But that wouldn't affect biology and data science majors.  I would recommend Pitt for a pre-med though.[/quote]

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