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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So OP here (of the whole thread).  What I learned is the following:

1. Premium for Wash U, Emory, or Tufts not worth it unless we can do it comfortably.  It might be for smaller classes (which we actually like as evidenced by attendance at a local private for High School).  But not unless we can do it comfortably.  Likely not easy because other kid will likely go to private college (perhaps Ivy because she will ED and has grades, test scores, and ECs).  How do I tell second kid not to ED Emory, Wash U, or Tufts when first one will ED an ivy?  He will have to wait for EA UVA and he likely will get deferred.  I suppose he could ED1 William and Mary and will likely get in.

2. For law school (I am a lawyer), I think it does make a difference where you go and undergraduate makes some difference but not fatal between UVA/William and Mary and the aforementioned privates (I just proved I am a lawyer by using aforementioned in a sentence).

Make sure you flame for my English on a message board because that is what we do on DC Urban Mom.  [/quote]

Regarding a premium for Wash U, Emory, or Tufts over UVA or William and Mary, I think you are correct that it is probably not worth if law school is the target and you are paying close to list.  My wife graduated from Columbia Law and my impression is that the representation was pretty top heavy there, but not as top heavy as the one from Yale.  Top 10-12 type of schools were heavily represented, but diminishing in concentration after that.  By the time you get to UVA Law, which is a super strong school ranked #8 in USNews, the mix of undergraduate schools is dramatically different, with UVA and William and Mary being the top schools for the most recent couple of years with 39 and 22 respectively (William and Mary is smaller).  Ivy schools are a much lower percentage.

https://www.law.virginia.edu/admissions/class-2020-profile
https://www.law.virginia.edu/admissions/class-2021-profile

Your question about discouraging your kid from an ED applications when your other kid will ED an Ivy is a really difficult one, but with the astronomical expense of higher education, you need to focus and they need to focus on value.

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