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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]  [/quote] Wait, are we still talking about Notre Dame? [/quote]

Maybe we should still be talking about Notre Dame. According to this Georgetown study, the 40-year, present value ROI of a Notre Dame degree is 1.6 million, while UVA is 1.3 million. https://cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/collegeroi/
This should not be a surprise to anyone who has come across Notre Dame’s uber loyal alumni network. As for the quality of the undergraduate experience, well, kids love Notre Dame — and since your kid seems to be amongst the self-selecting group who have applied (and been admitted), he or she would almost definitely have enjoyed Notre Dame way more than UVA. But, hey, it’s only four years of your child’s life...[/quote]

I agree with this PP, with one caveat.  What if the kid liked ND, but didn't love it?  There's a big difference because it is a culture that you either embrace or tolerate.  I say this as a parent who paid $75K a year to send my kid there.  But he "loved" ND and sucked everything he could from the experience.

UVA was also one of my kid's options because he also liked that school and its traditions.  He just didn't like them as much as ND.  $30K incremental a year is a lot to pay for that experience, so he better REALLY want it.

But I do agree the alumni network at ND is phenomenal.  My son got some great perks...including an amazing summer internship as a rising senior that turned into a job offer during his senior year.  He is doing great.
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