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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good info on this from the other thread:

There are several reasons why this kid is making a pretty smart decision.

1. He got into the Fellows program at Alabama, which is kind of an honors program within an honors program, and quite well-regarded. He will have research opportunities and working relationships with professors that most students are large universities (Ivy League included) don't have. Alabama has been making a push for several years now to entice smart students from out of state to the university with very, very generous merit aid, so his fellow honors students will be as smart and hard-working as he is.

2. Given what his parents do for a living, one can guess that this family will qualify for little if any financial aid at Ivy League schools (which give ONLY need-based aid, not merit aid) once his sibling graduates. But that doesn't mean they have a spare $60k+ to spend every year. This family is looking at paying a few thousand dollars vs. ~$200k to send this kid to college. That is a hell of a difference in price. Especially since...

3. This boy is interested in going to med school, which costs a fortune. Money that they save on undergrad now is money he won't have to borrow for med school.

4. Med schools care only about GPA and MCAT scores, so going to an Ivy League school yields little advantage in med school admission.

[b]Excellent analysis. [/b]

He'll have a great experience at Alabama and then end up at Harvard Medical School.
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Sorry I wrote my response in the text of this message instead of at the end.  This made it sound as if the poster was congratulating himself/herself!  Sorry.
So again: excellent analysis[/quote]

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