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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sure ASU is looked down upon by DC snobs, but it's actually a decent school and has a good business school. I don't know anyone from the midwest or NE who didn't like going to school there, especially those who are into the outdoors or chasing senoritas.[/quote]

ASU grad PP. I grew up in AZ, went to a more selective school elsewhere, decided it wasn't for me, then returned to live at home and commute to ASU. Lots of other kids commuted. I graduated with ZERO debt. They have a fine library, and I did tons of outside reading not assigned in class. So, a self-motivated self-education. Went on to get two graduate degrees from Georgetown, and got a great job in this area. I would not encourage my kids to do the same thing but it all worked out OK.[/quote]

Why wouldn’t you support your kids doing that?

Are the stakes higher now than for you so you wouldn’t be comfortable taking that risk? [/quote]

If I had to do it all over again, I would do it differently, because there was a more optimum path to get where I am than the one I took. The first school I attended was wrong for me, and if I hadn't gone there, I wouldn't have rebounded home to attend a mediocre university like ASU just because my parents lived in Phoenix.

Hopefully my kids will be better advised and have a better idea of what they want to do than I did, but no guarantees, of course. Probably they won't screw up the way I did, they'll screw up in a different way.  :D [/quote]

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