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What about 11? Seriously though, where does the arbitrary line exist?[/quote]

Good question.  All anyone can really tell you is their opinion.  If I had to pay close to full vs. in-state for UVA or W&M and objective was perhaps law school, I'd say I'd find it hard not to send them to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, then probably Columbia, Duke, Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, perhaps Williams, Amherst, and maybe Rice.  If you are talking science, it would clearly open up MIT and Caltech.  Most of these are extremely tough admits.   So that is about 14 or so tops.  Many would add Chicago.  I'd draw the line before Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Tufts, Emory, Wash U, etc.  This is all based on my situation and if I was fortunate enough to have a kid with those options.

It is clear that HYPS etc. do have significantly higher representation at elite law schools than UVA or W&M.  I recall seeing that about 25% of Yale law students are from Harvard and Yale, and remaining Ivy League plus Stanford take it to 50% plus.  But you have to consider that they probably had stellar SATs and would also get stellar LSATs.  [/quote]

DP -- this is about exactly my analysis for my kids.  There are very few schools I think are worth full pay when compared to UVA (and W&M if they want a significantly smaller environment).  I had a ton of school debt it just isn't worth it.  I'd rather spread out the money we have saved as far as possible to help with grad or professional school.
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+1 (as a lawyer and graduate of some of these schools).[/quote]

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