Anonymous wrote:My friend’s son got accepted into both Berkeley and one of HYP and he’s going east and his family is paying both the cost of private school and OOS expenses, even though he could get just as good an education here in the Bay Area for a fraction of the cost. Someone got accepted into Berkeley and one of HYP last year and they and their family made the same choice.

I don’t get it. Berkeley is at least as good as those private colleges, and it’s cheaper. Why would anyone throw away such a good deal?