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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child got off an Ivy waitlist. I hope this post doesn't get derailed on that point. My question is----&gt;is a close to full pay Ivy worth it? We were offered $10k in aid. Total cost will be roughly $80-85K.

I'm not going to say which school it is. 
In general, would you stretch to pay it? 
We're currently set to pay half the money for a school ranked around #30.  
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I did not read the thread.

My child went to a no-name school, did really well (graduated at top of her class) and went to a prestigious Ivy program (the #1 program in the US if not the world) for her area of study.

I turned down a "potted Ivy" for her because of cost. She didn't love her no-name school, but it was nearly free. The $80k a year was not worth it to us. And she has done fine, better than fine.

If you have a so-so above-average kid, then probably the Ivy degree will give them a boost. If you can afford the Ivy, then pay for it if you think your kid will thrive there. I would have paid for the potted ivy if I'd had the money.

But it's not going to doom your super-smart kid to mediocrity if she goes to a #30 ranked school and does well there. [/quote]

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