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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Fit" is a euphemism for "I can afford any school and I will tell you we chose X school for Fit to make you feel superior about paying less at your state school and make your kid feel like he is smarter/tougher because I don't want to deal with your hurt ego

Same went for going to private school vs. public school. [/quote]

For our family, fit is the school where my child feels comfortable attending.  Comfortable includes, academic standards (challenging curriculum, interesting classes, appropriate schools of study), student body culture (liberal, conservative, down-to-earthy, snobby), cost (they ain't going where they can't afford), religious life, sports, etc.  So you are somewhat right that fit does include affordability.  Does it make us feel superior to say a school was the right fit?  I can't say it does.  I feel superior because my children are superior-- no matter where they go to school.  Some people get caught up in needing the name or type of school to feel superior because they don't feel superior-- maybe that's you PP?   I know my kids are superior and don't need the name of a school to affirm that knowledge.  Whether he or she goes to Harvard, Maryland, Towson, UVA does not make me feel like my child is smarter, tougher or whatever it is you have written above.  Having your child go to a school that is the right fit is the [b]smart choice[/b].  For some people, the right fit is Yale and for others it is University of North Dakota.  [/quote]

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