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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If so, which ones?

Based just on reputation, it seems UCLA and Berkeley are too large and "sink or swim", the other UCs are too expensive for OOS students, Caltech is too hard and cutthroat, Stanford is too impossible, Claremont Colleges are too small or too niche. What are other schools that east coast families found have to be worth long the trip to visit in person? DC is a high stat junior at a top private; above are schools college counsellor and friends of older kids mentioned for campus tours. [/quote]

Yes, we made a vacation of it and included a target school, LMU, along with reaches - USC and UCLA.  We also did the tourist things like a studio tour, SoFi stadium tour, the pier while we were there and also ate well.  We still have good vacation memories from the trip.  I will say this though, I had to watch the campus tour schedule like a hawk to get the times lined up for the timeframe we wanted to visit.

In terms of UCs being too expensive OOS[b], the private CA colleges are likely more expensive. [/b]The exceptions where it might be less than UCs OOS is if your family qualifies for a lot of aid and the private college meets needs and has generous aid OR they are applying to a target school where they are competitive for top merit which might be 25-30K off tuition.[/quote]

True. USC is $99,342, but over $100k a year if you add in travel expenses. Oxy is right behind but makes no sense for OP since she says DC has top stats (Oxy is 45% selective). Pomona is worth a visit but also $94k*[/quote]
I don’t think travel expenses matter if you’re the family paying $99,000 to USC. After freshman year, trips really diminish, so cost of travel drops a bit.[/quote]

Which means you don't get to see your kids as often. Maybe that's why people don't want to send their kids that far away.[/quote]
My kid goes to a state school a few hours away. I don’t really see them these days, because they’re constantly working- internship in one city that’s far away and then research hours away. You’re not immune to this by forcing your kid nearby.[/quote]

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