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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Are you seriously trying to tell me that if your kid was torn between a school like Yale and one more like UMD you'd advise UMD???? For what reason? Money and the desire a lucrative profession aside, students obviously receive a WORLD CLASS education at Yale. Not so UMD.[/quote] Yale grad here. Go to Yale for the prestige, connections and future opportunities, absolutely, but don't think that undergraduates there are getting a "world class" education. Much like UMD (or any other large university), the majority of classes are lectures by professors (which these days anyone can see online), and discussion sections taught by grad students. For a truly great education where you really interact with faculty, get mentoring, have real research opportunities as an undergrad, etc. go to a liberal arts college. Or go to UMD (if in-state), and get a similar education to Yale and pay 1/5 the tuition. [/quote]
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