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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in Arlington and I attended an Ivy. But the cost is too high now and I’ll encourage my kids to apply to state schools. I bet there are a lot of others in similar situations.[/quote]

Same for me. I went to Yale but can’t afford an Ivy for my daughter. She can go to any in state school in Virginia. [/quote]

I find it telling that so many Ivy grads can’t afford to send their kid to an Ivy. DH and I both went to a state school. We can easily afford private HS,  Ivy tuition, second home, etc. I guess it’s really not the golden ticket everyone thinks it is. Smart kids do well wherever they go. [/quote]

Good for you. I’m the PP who posted that DH and I both have degrees from Ivies but wouldn’t/couldn’t pay current Ivy tuition for our 4 kids.  Did it ever cross your mind that other peoples’ values might be different than yours??? DH is an attorney who represents low income clients addressing housing issues so no, he didn’t go to an Ivy (or law school) with the plan of striking it rich.  And, since we did start saving for college before our first was even born, we probably could have afforded to pay for a couple of our kids to attend a college that cost $90K a year, we felt strongly that all 4 had to be treated relatively equally.  I think 3 UVA graduates/students and a VT graduate now at UF vet school [b]is pretty damn impressive and I wouldn’t trade it for your second home.[/b][/quote]

Your defensiveness caused you to miss the point I was making. Let’s try again. As I said in my post, “smart kids do well wherever they go.” I think it’s great that your kids went to in state schools. I loved my experience and it has served me well. Your over the top reaction (pretty defensive for being so content with your choices) looks like you really wanted to send them to an Ivy, but had to settle for in state. That’s the real difference between us - I don’t think that an Ivy League education makes you special. You don’t need to convince me that your kids are thriving.[/quote]

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