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[quote=Anonymous]Whitman grad from 20 years ago. As I recall back then, we also has about 1-2 kids per year getting accepted to Harvard. Of course, our class size was 300-350, and I think at Whitman it's now 500.

I'd say leave the data for a few of the very top "name" schools like Harvard aside from all comparisons, and the reason is that education has changed a lot recently in terms of admissions. Schools like Harvard have a huge name abroad, so they're getting a flood of applicants, particularly from China. Harvard sends a team of people to China every year just to interview applicants. They like non-US residents because they are usually ineligible for financial aid (by US law) = paying full price.

Now even the third-tier universities are getting in on this game (recruiting in China) because the money is so good. But in Chinese society, Harvard is ultra-prestigious so everyone applies. Drop just a few schools down on the list, and they just aren't as well known abroad, so that more accurately represents US schools competing for US students.

What is striking to me is the huge numbers at local high schools going to UMD. It is a good school, and I think that along with the huge savings from in-state tuition make for a compelling case.

Tuition pricing, and more importantly the student loans that fund them, are going to be the next big bubble. As of 1-2 years ago, there is now more student loan debt in this country than credit card debt. And unlike credit card debt, student loan debt cannot usually be discharged in a bankruptcy.

Ok I'm getting off on a tangent so I'll stop there. I'm in the university industry, and I travel to China frequently, so that's where I'm coming from.[/quote]

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