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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SLACs have very low ROI compared to state schools:

https://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-Salaries_for_Colleges_by_Type-sort.html

They seem like a total scam except for the 1%. Much better for your future to go to UMD or Ohio State or Indians or Purdue or VA Tech to study engineering or business while enjoying college sports.

SLACs seem like a waste for all but the wealthy 1%era who don’t have to worry about finding a job after graduation. Many of them don’t have big college sports or Greek Life to generate alumni loyalty. What’s the point of them? 
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Anyhoo.. If you want to study a 'hard' subject that gives you a job after an undergrad, go Public or top large private (non-LAC).  If you want an undergrad education with plans for immediate grad school (law, medicine, etc.) go (S)LAC.  Most are unreasonably expensive for what you get in return but tend to subsidize COA outside the top 10-20, maybe 30.

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Simplistic advice reflective of ignorance.

My DC graduated from a LAC last year and is making six figures working on data analysis.  DC plans to go to grad school for applied math eventually.
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Awesome for your kid! Congratulations!  However, unless you can tell me that this is the outcome every kid enjoys from that SLAC, I'm not sure it's relevant.  Students out of GMU that study analytics have similar outcomes.  [/quote]

That's why a student's major - no matter where they go to school - [b]along with graduate education drive the "ROI" (a silly way to look at education IMO).[/b] [/quote]

Do you have a trust fund? For most, ROI is the most important part of college. [/quote]

No trust fund, also don’t think this is true.  4 year colleges are not a business transaction for most.  Young people are transitioning to adulthood, finding independence, exploring interests, taking risks, and possibly trying out career ideas with motivations other than earning top dollar.  People like money but many people don’t *want* to work the jobs that earn the most…. I certainly don’t.[/quote]

This. [/quote]

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