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[quote=Anonymous]OP - My advice would be to send your child to wherever they will be happiest and where you think they will perform best. These two factors are generally related, I think. I personally slightly lean toward public colleges and high schools because I prefer to avoid intellectual and economic snobbery when possible. I live in a wealthy area and know many of these "everything is better private" tools. We can afford private college and HS, so it's not an economic issue for me. My preference is for my children to be challenged academically while building their self-reliance skills. I also have been on several tours of private colleges and know when I'm being marketed to, both by the school and by others dug into perceived advantages.

A top public university will have all the necessary resources and opportunities to help your child succeed. The processes might be challenging at a larger public institution but nothing insurmountable. If your child is leaning toward a major where one school is substantially better than the other, then let that guide you. For example, I would think that a business graduate from Penn would have more opportunities than a graduate from Penn State, but an engineering graduate from Penn would fare no better than one from Penn State. Just my two cents.[/quote]

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