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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was just looking at some instagrams of some high schools and see so many students heading to public schools out of state. While I absolutely understand why students would choose UVA, VT, W&M, UMD, etc if you are in state, why would you pick schools like Penn State or Clemson?[/quote]

Probably because they did not get into UVA, VT, W&M, UMD, etc.[/quote]

But why not just go to a private school then?

There are some schools like Berkeley or UCLA that I can understand. I’m talking about pretty average schools like University of Delaware. And I do know Penn State is a great public school. I have many friends who went to Penn StAte, Rutgers, SUNY and UMass but they all went as in state.[/quote]

I''m a chemist. U Delaware has among the best chemistry and chemical engineering programs in the country, so if that is  your interest, it's better than UCLA arguably. And, better than almost any private school (except maybe Harvard, Yale, and a few others).  UMass Amherst has a unique and fantastic polymers program (for the record, I went to private school for UG and PhD, I have no stake in these schools).  If someone in these areas had a resume on my desk, it would shine more than UMd, UVA, Tech, etc. And the students there probably have access to a much broader swath of jobs. 
 
My understanding is also that Rutgers has top notch physics (though UMd's is quite good too). Should I go on?
  
But really, you come across as closed minded - the world is not black and white, there are so many factors that go into school choice (even..money.. OOS publics are still generally cheaper than private).  And private schools, honestly, aren't necessarily better (of course they can be).  Public schools can be large and have a breadth of opportunities, people and communities few privates could match.  And you can get a great education (at least in STEM, where I am familiar) at most state flagships.  A number of HBCUs also have incredibly rigorous programs, and I love getting people from those programs too.  [/quote]

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