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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone who has worked a long time in admissions to for a top 10 grad program, I’ve learned that private undergrad gives no advantage to kids looking to go to grad school. Maybe it does for kids in certain fields who don’t plan on grad school, but otherwise it was a completely wasted expense. [/quote]

It’s worth it for a better education. [/quote]

What makes you think private undergrad is "a better education" than public? (I went to an Ivy League undergrad but don't particularly think that makes me better educated than anyone else.)[/quote]

I went to a top 20 LAC for undergrad and a public ivy for grad school, where I was a TA for years, then taught at a not-top-but-not-terrible LAC. You can get a good education at a lot of places, and you can slack at most places if you choose the right major. The lesser institutions include a lot of friction on your way to a degree, and you may think that builds character or you may think that's wasted energy. I wanted my kids to have the option of choosing (they did not all choose):

smaller classes 
better access to classes
more-predictable course offerings
better access to professors
an easier time getting accommodations when you're having a crisis
no caps on majors
four years of college housing if you want it
professors who can uphold standards in the face of unhappy parents threatening that their kid needs a better grade or they're taking their tuition and going elsewhere 
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