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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Would you be disappointed if your child did not go to a Top 25 liberal arts college or university after spending $$$$$$ on private school education?[/quote]

This is the question posed by the original poster back in 2010. It tends to be a narrow view of private school education. If my child's passion for a career was sparked or cultivated at private school and he/she chose not to go to a top liberal arts school I would not be disappointed.  Private school graduates go to schools like MIT for engineering, Julliard or Peabody for music, Johnson & Wales for culinary arts, Scripps for oceanography, Oklahoma and Penn State for meteorology, Missouri for journalism, schools with a teaching hospital for pre-med.  They seek out the schools that will best prepare them for their career.  If a child has a passion for history or writing or law or isn't yet sure what career path he/she wants to follow, then a liberal arts school may be best for them.

In the past, Big Three school graduates have gone to UVA, Maryland, Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado, Penn State, Ohio State, etc.  What's the big deal about two St. Albans grads going to Indiana University? [/quote]

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