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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Several years ago, a graduating senior turned down one of the very best universities H/Y/P/S for the option of a well-known university without the prestige of those very top schools.

Why?  The other university offered that student a scholarship to attend both college and medical school (full ride) at their institution.

If you saw the place that student chose, you would not be particularly impressed, but there was an excellent reason behind their decision.[/quote]

This happens a lot.  The best kids don't always go the "best" schools.  They have more options.  Schools compete over the top kids. Harvard's yields for the past ten years have been in the 75% range.  So some kids are turning down even Harvard.  Princeton and Yale's yields have been in the 60s.

This also happens at lower level schools.  A kid may be accepted at BC and Fordham, but get a better financial deal from Fordham so that's where they go, even though BC is considered by many to be more prestigious.[/quote]

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