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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]William and Mary. Half the price. [/quote]

+1. I don't think Tufts is a good school. Maybe it has improved but it's always been a Vanderbilt-eque school in my mind. A private, expensive, mid-range school for kids that want to stay private. Think SMU.

So I'd prefer any of the public schools in the area - UMD, UVA, VaTech, W&M, etc. over Tufts any day. I don't see the draw. 
Maybe Ivies are worth the sticker shock but even then I think they're overpriced. You're paying for the name brand, OP. You can get better deals and state schools. But most people want prestige so they buy the Audi even though the Toyota lasts much longer for 1/2 the price. [/quote]

Makes sense.  We own (no mortgage left) a 1 million home and another home valued at 1.6 million (just 2 years left of a mortgage w/ low interest rate); investments and big retirement savings, HH! $440k and all of our cars are Hondas :lol: . I hate flashy brand stuff like LV bags or Canadian goose in a climate like DC (ok if you ski or live in Canada -but overkill here and likely to get jacked for it). Once something gets too popular or trendy: I'm out.  Not a brand whore.

Weighing the Ivy vs state schools--possibly merely for connections in kid's field. I truly don't think the actual education is better--just the exposure and that's why someone goes to an Ivy. But- no way would I do a SLAC over W&M or UVA in-state and for a STEM major VT (my alma mater STEM). And for STEM, unless it was MIT or CalTech--state school all the way, def no Ivy for that.[/quote]

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