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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC was in the same position. Some Ivy acceptances but only modest aid, could have gone to any public other than the top few with a full ride, or any school below #75 or so with a full ride.

He ultimately chose to attend WUSTL because they offered 50% off as merit aid, and the experience has been great so far.

Of course, it does not have the name recognition of the Ivy's. But the people who matter (admissions for med school or PhD program) know that it is a great school, even if most people have never heard of it.
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I think Rice and Northwestern and a few other schools are in the same category - they still offer merit aid and a great education but are not quite as well known as the Ivy's or Stanford or Chicago.[/b]

But, they will provide the same opportunities for grad school admission down the road.
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Northwestern is definitely as well known as Chicago and Stanford. Meghan Markle went there and it is always mentioned when people write about her. WUSTL has a high ranking but outside of that, I don't think many people have heard of it. [b]Turning down Northwestern, UC, or Stanford for WUSTL would be foolish[/b].[/quote]

My DC turned down Northwestern and Harvard for UMD-CP, because of money.  He didn't get enough non-loan aid to make it possible to send him without incurring a lot of debt.

He is in his late 20s now and doing very well.  Hard to imagine he'd have done better going anywhere else, actually.[/quote]

This is reality. Many students who are high stats don't even apply to top private schools because their parents know that they will not be able to pay $67,000 a year and they won't be getting financial aid. Flagship universities across the country are full of high achieving students.[/quote]

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