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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are in this situation, though with less in 529. My junior DS wants to do engineering. He won’t get into MIT, Harvey Mudd, etc. Maybe Purdue but no guarantee that he’ll get type of engineering he wants. On the advice of DCUM, we visited a safety first - Pitt. Turns out he loves it. Is there any point in looking at higher ranked schools- say Rochester? Esp when in state is Md? I just don’t see it. We’ll visit case bc it gives good aid but otherwise I’m struggling to understand why I’d spend $90k when DS job prospects will not be measurably different at a school top 10-15 vs top 20 vs top 40.

Huge believer in starting visits with likelies!!!![/quote]

Rochester is an amazing school.  However, no school is worth 80k+ if you don’t have it saved/easily cash flowed.

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Anecdata: in my circle of friends who's kids are starting to finish up, the kid who landed on top in tech is the family that overspent a little to make Rochester happen instead of UMD. They were hesitant but wanted a more nurturing setting, they are not regretting it in hindsight.[/quote]

Good to know!

My kid is Eng major at Rochester and loving it!  They would hate being at a school with 20k+ students and having to fight to get into a major they want.  My kid can major in whatever they want and add minors and double major without any issues—just take the courses

So yes it’s worth it if you hav ethe money, but I wouldn’t go into major debt for even a t20. [/quote]

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