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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Private schools got to expensive.

Kids that would have gone to Georgetown or Williams or an Ivy don’t want to spend $85-99k/year so more and more are going in-state instead.  Very few NoVA residents will qualify for financial aid anywhere since HHI are some of the highest in the nation and COL isn’t a factor in aid.

UVA is now #24 and WM provides the size and education of those $85k Slacs.

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Agree with this.   I went to Cornell waaay back in the day and my parents were able to pay the tuition.  But it’s stupid-expensive now and I don’t even see it as an option for my kids.  I’m hoping they’ll get into one of the VA schools, but we’ll see how that plays out when the time comes.  [/quote]

Nowadays, only Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Princeton, and Yale are worth the ridiculous fees they charge. [/quote]

This. We told our DC it’s only Harvard, Yale, Stanford that we would be willing to go all in for. Otherwise, in state is it. [/quote]

Is Harvard & Yale worth the tuition for Computer Science over top state schools like Georgia Tech ?[/quote]

We have engineers in the family, and frankly, I would only pay for traditionally strong engineering schools (state or private).  Those schools without a robust history of CS and engineering do not have programs that are developed enough. Since you asked.  It shocks me that people choose engineering programs for the school name and not the program history, but I do think some parents are ignorant, in that regard.[/quote]

Engineers in the family too, from top private schools known for Engineering, who explained top of the field Engineering vs regular mid-level Engineering jobs. 
They reviewed curriculum and said (no partic order): Cornell, Penn, Princeton, CMU, MIT, Hopkins, Columbia, Northwestern, Duke, Harvey Mudd all well worth full price because the job networking and opportunities for top grad schools or startups, and the highest paying engineering jobs(leadership roles in engineering). Harvard Yale Brown all below those others for Engineering.

For backup instate schools they liked UVA over VT due to better national hiring outcomes based on positions/leadership respect UVA education has over in silicon valley and elsewhere. One of these relatives is now at google (sold their startup tech co to them and heads that division now) and knows details of Engineering /CS recruitment at the top roles. 
My kid is at one of the ivies they liked for engineering and the recruitment is incredible. 
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