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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to an ivy league school and so did my spouse and so did our parents. But I am already encouraging my kids (both in private school) to apply to the VA state schools. I would be happy to see them to go to a top private college if they can get in (Which is now a complete crapshoot), but I would prefer to see them to go UVA or Tech or W & M over any of the second tier private colleges. I agree with the NYT article: just not worth it. Minimal "prestige" boost more than cancelled out by insane pricetag, and I believe the quality of the education at a good state school is every bit as good. If your kid goes to Harvard you are buying a network and a credential. If your kid goes to BU instead of UVa you are just getting ripped off.[/quote]

This is so true.  The problem is the kids don't believe it.  They buy into all the marketing.  No way we are letting them accumulat massive debt so early in life.  This college spending bubble is going to burst in the not too distant future.[/quote]

I'm not sure if kids believe the marketing as much as just fit.

For instance, UVA is a great school....and I really don't like UVA for its atmosphere culture, but i agree it is a superb school. Especially with instate tuition I feel UVA is a better option than places like Emory, Vandy and all the hot southern privates that have seen their popularity soar in the last 10 years.

However UVA is also huge in terms of population. There is definitely something to be said about going to a school with 14k UG's vs. 6k UG's (or less).

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No, it's marketing.  "Fit" is just a self-fulfilling result of niche marketing.  14k undergrads is by no means "huge" these days. UVA isn't even in the top five largest schools in VA.[/quote]

I guess "huge" depends on what your definition of huge is. To me 14k is huge. [/quote]

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