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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think it's a good idea. I went to Yale, not Harvard, but Yale could afford free tuition also. I grew up middle class (both parents teachers) and got generous financial aid from Yale so I graduated with no debt. The amount my parents were expected to pay was reasonable to their circumstances and Yale was much cheaper than the other, less prestigious schools I got into because the financial aid packages weren't as large. If my kids get into Yale, I wouldn't want it to be free. I can easily afford the tuition and don't want Yale to spend its money subsidizing my family.

[b]Also, one of the big advantages of going to a place like Yale is the chance to mix with people who are well-connected. A school where everyone is a smart kid from some random suburban high school (like I was) isn't nearly the same experience of a school with a mix of kids who are rich, poor, international, etc. [/quote][/b]

I don't get this.  Are you saying that you don't want free tuition so Ivy League schools can stay hotbeds of wealth and privilege?
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Yes, that's what PP is saying...

You Americans are all crazy[/quote]

Responding to this narrow point: What I am saying (not the PP quoted above) is that free tuition at Ivy League schools will do nothing to affect the number of wealthy and privileged students at Ivy League universities. Absolutely nothing.[/quote]

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