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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People who don't know Williams, are clueless about higher ed. Their opinion is unimportant. However, if you can't afford it, you can't afford it. Make peace and move on.[/quote]

+1. The right college fit can make a difference in how your child matures and seizes adulthood.  If you have an intellectually-oriented child, the most prestigious schools make sense because there really is a different level of thinking going on among the students. But, you can't afford what you can't afford. You're no less parent because you can't afford prep school or $300/hour test tutors. If your child is a high flyer, they will do well anywhere. If they hate the Greek scene, there is plenty of room at frat-dominate schools like UVA and Michigan to have lots of friends and a good social life. Ole Miss might not be anyone's idea of an intellectual powerhouse or a liberal school, but there is a  strong, racially diverse community of writers in Oxford and superb historians of the South that aggressively refute Confederate nostalgia. There are always a couple superstar students at 2nd tier schools who have greater opportunities and visibility than they would have at a more selective colleges. My friends who teach at these schools get incredibly excited when they come across a smart, engaged student and will go way out of their way to help them.  Their classmates may not be as intellectually stimulating, but the professors and successful alumni can be an even more valuable network.  Think of college like the market for cars. Some of us would love to drive a Porsche or a Tesla or a Ferrari, but others prefer a Benz or BMW. A few of us can easily afford to pay the sticker price. However, most of us can't, even if the dealer offered a 50% discount. So we settle for a Chevy or a Ford. They get you to and from work and the grocery store just the same and they can foster the same crazy level of loyalty as the more expensive brands.

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