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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're in the midwest- at my DS's private HS there are kids with 1530-1600 SAT scores, grades, etc. (I know this because it's a small school, kids talk, parents talk, etc). If the parents don't have money, the kids go in-state, honors or out of state on schools that offer a lot of merit and financial aid. 
A lot of talent doesn't go to the Ivy League or T20- it's too expensive for most families, especially if there are multiple bright siblings. [/quote]

Ivy League/T20 are need blind. [/quote]

Need blind is just about admissions. It doesn’t make money appear out of the ether to pay the bill.

And it’s not just about whether you technically can pay. It’s also about whether you should. For example, DC has a brilliant friend currently deciding between an Ivy ($30k of need-based aid per year) and our flagship (merit-based full ride). Kid is leaning toward the flagship. Because in this economy, who commits to paying ~$280k over four years when you can attend a similarly well-known school for free?[/quote]

At an ivy or peer school you pay for the experience and connections and peer group that pushes each other to do their best. When you have a kid at one (or more) and you compare it to the experience of the top instate schools, it is very different. Internships after sophomore year are the norm at an ivy, rare elsewhere. Professors who care and reach out to contacts at other schools to help find summer opportunities is also the norm. Law and Med advisors who say sure aim for Yale or Harvard we send multiple students to those& similar every year here is what it takes. 
Upperclassmen abound who have done competitive internships or research during the semester or summer and are eager to help younger students. 
It has been worth every single nickel and we will encourage the third to do the same.[/quote]

The idea that this stuff doesn’t exist at top publics is completely inaccurate, sorry.[/quote]

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