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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in Arlington and I attended an Ivy. But the cost is too high now and I’ll encourage my kids to apply to state schools. I bet there are a lot of others in similar situations.[/quote]

Same for me. I went to Yale but can’t afford an Ivy for my daughter. She can go to any in state school in Virginia. [/quote]

I find it telling that so many Ivy grads can’t afford to send their kid to an Ivy. DH and I both went to a state school. We can easily afford private HS,  Ivy tuition, second home, etc. I guess it’s really not the golden ticket everyone thinks it is. Smart kids do well wherever they go. [/quote]

You can just hear the smugness emanating from this post. Ever occur to you that not all Ivy grads choose to chase the highest paying career? [/quote]

Even more argument against the expense of Ivy League and similar schools. [/quote]

My Ivy League PhD spouse chose a career in pubic service. I suspect many other graduates of prestigious schools in the DMV chose similar paths. The Ivy grads making $$$$$ are in Finance or the Bay Area. [/quote]

This. There are a lot of dual government families in Arlington. They make good money and live a comfortable lifestyle. They get very little need-based aid and don't have $300k to spend on college for one kid. It doesn't matter if the Ivy League is worth it. They don't have it. And people who work safe, steady government jobs don't borrow a lot of money for college. Not gonna happen.[/quote]There are also lots of people in Arlington in $2-3m new builds and who drive Rivians.  There are also folks in condos and apartments who would get tons of aid from Ivies.  I don't believe it's a demographic thing and that fewer kids from APS are trying for Ivies than from McLean, which has a much better showing.

I also don't think that Arlington parents are immune to prestige and are convincing their kids not to apply to Ivies because they don't believe in their ROI.

Nope and nope. [/quote]

AKA they cheap out on education. This is true for all school districts in Northern VA. These semi-affluent families would rather have a second home on a dumpy fake lake than pay to send their kids to an elite university. 
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