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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Huh? I think those schools are very impressive and I’m from lower-class middle America.

But whatever! I graduated from a cheap school with no debt and I have no regrets. Either way a kid who graduated with low debt will be in excellent shape, so if parents can pay their way, a liberal arts college is a great option. [/quote]

Me too for undergrad and I got a free grad education at a fancy school in Connecticut. Cheap schools can get you places. That said my husband went to a LAC and wants our kids to go to them. Not looking forward to the price. Sort of hoping that one can't get in and the other gets a scholarship.[/quote]

Lots of LACs outside that top tier give big merit discounts.

I don't think any school is worth a full pay $80K price tag.  I have two kids.  One only applied to big state schools because that's the environment he wanted, he's really independent, and for what he's studying the option to do a BS + accelerated MS in his field was really appealing.  The other wants to do science research and get a PhD and will mainly focus on LACs.  They both did/will likely apply to both in-state public schools plus private and OOS publics schools that give merit aid and will have to make choices within our budget.  It's great that there are different options for different goals and personalities.[/quote]

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