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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Ivies are among the most generous with need based aid, so this is bogus.  It's a nice way for ivy rejects to save face, but seriously, everyone who gets in chooses princeton over swarthmore.[/quote]

In situations where you don't need aid (and thus none is offered), a family might appreciate saving 50-60K a year by sending their kid to a non-Ivy, especially in situations where the non-Ivy has programs (e.g. film school) that the Ivy can't compete with and/or the student in question is unlikely to be a standout academically at the Ivy (or would prefer to do grad work at the Ivy in question) and it makes sense to see this as a two-stage process where saving money or racking up honors during undergrad positions you better for grad school placement.  And that's before we get to the "where would you be happier?" question (which parents may be more willing to let determine the decision if they answer means they don't have to lay out tons of money and DC clearly has a long-term plan that sounds viable).[/quote]

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