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[quote=Anonymous]Gosh, this devolved into a nasty thread.  OP, if I were you I would see where else he gets in and what the aid packages are.  Then have him visit, and see if he would be happy at Alabama (being happy socially and feeling academically challenged is important--if you're depressed it's hard to kick ass at school).  I wouldn't necessarily immediately accept a free ride at Alabama over other schools if it were financially doable for my family--to me the value of a good education is unquantifiable, although you need to be realistic about what your family can do financially.  I also know that the peer group is very important--perhaps the honors college might have a good peer group, but there is something to be said for schools that attract bright people from all over the country, and Alabama, most people are going to be in state.  The classes, even into classes, for all people say are NOT equivalent.  My friend who went to MIT went over concepts that a typical state school wouldn't go into until junior year in her general chemistry class.  So perhaps have him shadow a class on his visit.

Then after you have all the information, make an educated decision.  And congratulations for having a son who is bright enough to have all these options![/quote]

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