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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Go to the admitted students day at both schools with an open mind. How far apart in rankings are we talking? My DC is in at a private school ranked around 40 (well known in major), but really prefers a public school admitted to that ranks around 120. I feel pretty strongly DC should go with the higher ranked school. DC likes both schools and likes the social scene, football games, etc. at the lower ranked school. [/quote]

Please let your DC pick themselves!  Don't keep mentioning the "rankings"  It is their college experience and anyone who can get admitted to ~#40 is smart and motivated and will do well anywhere they go.  But they will do best where they are happiest.  Imagine if you force them to pick ~#40 and they are miserable--they will blame you forever and that would not be the type of relationship I'd want with my kid[/quote]

But did you read the part where I said DC preferred the lower ranked school because of the football games, social scene, etc at a big state school? You think this is a valid reason to prefer one school over another when they are so vastly apart on the rankings?[/quote]

Yes. Absolutely. A kid who’s a great fit for the social scene at a school can go on to make a fortune at a job where social skills are a big deal.

Most people who make a lot of money do well because they’re bright enough and have great social skills,  ot because they’re rocket scientists. [/quote]

One of the most successful guys I know attended Arizona State with an acceptance rate of 88%. Clearly could have attended a more selective school, but wanted to go West. It was LCOL then and that's where he began his real estate empire.[/quote]

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