Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 09:08     Subject: If T30-70 schools are not worth the money, what is your DC's college list strategy?
Anonymous wrote:Ignoring the stupid premise that you set.


+1 premise makes no sense.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 08:19     Subject: If T30-70 schools are not worth the money, what is your DC's college list strategy?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:That only leaves in-state public schools as safety and target (some are reach). OOS like UM are equally expensive as private T30-T70.

For MC UMC, the college list will include in-state, and then T10/T20 as reach. No buffer zone.

My kids had a budget of $50k/yr. Any OOS or private had to potentially provide non-need merit. Kid #1 applied to:
UVA and WM (in-state)
BU, NEU, Lehigh, CWRU
UMD, Ohio St., UMN, Pitt


Is this the current year, or the previous year? If the previous year, can you update us with the merit results for the private schools listed above? I'm especially curious about BU. That seems like a hard one.

Sorry but this was 23 graduate. Accepted to 3 of the 4 privates. All offered non need merit
BU and CWRU: $30k/yr
Lehigh: 50% tuition.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 08:13     Subject: If T30-70 schools are not worth the money, what is your DC's college list strategy?
My ‘24 kid’s strategy was to try to get merit aid at a T-30 to T-70.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 08:12     Subject: If T30-70 schools are not worth the money, what is your DC's college list strategy?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:That only leaves in-state public schools as safety and target (some are reach). OOS like UM are equally expensive as private T30-T70.

For MC UMC, the college list will include in-state, and then T10/T20 as reach. No buffer zone.

My kids had a budget of $50k/yr. Any OOS or private had to potentially provide non-need merit. Kid #1 applied to:
UVA and WM (in-state)
BU, NEU, Lehigh, CWRU
UMD, Ohio St., UMN, Pitt


That's a good list. Are they still waiting to hear back?

PP. Should have disclosed that this list is for HS 23 graduate. WL at NEU and UVA. Accepted at others.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 08:10     Subject: If T30-70 schools are not worth the money, what is your DC's college list strategy?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:That only leaves in-state public schools as safety and target (some are reach). OOS like UM are equally expensive as private T30-T70.

For MC UMC, the college list will include in-state, and then T10/T20 as reach. No buffer zone.

My kids had a budget of $50k/yr. Any OOS or private had to potentially provide non-need merit. Kid #1 applied to:
UVA and WM (in-state)
BU, NEU, Lehigh, CWRU
UMD, Ohio St., UMN, Pitt


Is this the current year, or the previous year? If the previous year, can you update us with the merit results for the private schools listed above? I'm especially curious about BU. That seems like a hard one.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 07:53     Subject: If T30-70 schools are not worth the money, what is your DC's college list strategy?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Okay only California, Virginia, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and maybe Maryland have respectable public schools in them. If you live in say Delaware and your a high income family (200k+) what is the college list look like if it doesn't include the Top 30-70.


Wisconsin and Washington are sitting at the kiddie's table, apparently.


I don’t know how I ever made it as a SUNY grad!
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 07:44     Subject: If T30-70 schools are not worth the money, what is your DC's college list strategy?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:That only leaves in-state public schools as safety and target (some are reach). OOS like UM are equally expensive as private T30-T70.

For MC UMC, the college list will include in-state, and then T10/T20 as reach. No buffer zone.

So is Georgetown Emory out the question


Georgetown is usually considered a T20. I don’t know anything about Emory.

Georgetown School Foreign Service is generally considered the number one international relations program in the country. Georgetown’s government/politics/public policy departments are also generally considered to be some of the strongest in the country.

School of Foreign Service and public policy isnt really impressive. These aren't difficult to be good at unlike being good at health and medicine.


It’s not difficult to be good at health and medicine either.

Med schools are the most expensive to maintain. Next expensive is nursing schools. Emory is great at both.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 05:58     Subject: If T30-70 schools are not worth the money, what is your DC's college list strategy?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:That only leaves in-state public schools as safety and target (some are reach). OOS like UM are equally expensive as private T30-T70.

For MC UMC, the college list will include in-state, and then T10/T20 as reach. No buffer zone.

My kids had a budget of $50k/yr. Any OOS or private had to potentially provide non-need merit. Kid #1 applied to:
UVA and WM (in-state)
BU, NEU, Lehigh, CWRU
UMD, Ohio St., UMN, Pitt


That's a good list. Are they still waiting to hear back?
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 05:19     Subject: If T30-70 schools are not worth the money, what is your DC's college list strategy?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:That only leaves in-state public schools as safety and target (some are reach). OOS like UM are equally expensive as private T30-T70.

For MC UMC, the college list will include in-state, and then T10/T20 as reach. No buffer zone.

So is Georgetown Emory out the question


Georgetown is usually considered a T20. I don’t know anything about Emory.

Georgetown School Foreign Service is generally considered the number one international relations program in the country. Georgetown’s government/politics/public policy departments are also generally considered to be some of the strongest in the country.

School of Foreign Service and public policy isnt really impressive. These aren't difficult to be good at unlike being good at health and medicine.


It’s not difficult to be good at health and medicine either.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 02:23     Subject: If T30-70 schools are not worth the money, what is your DC's college list strategy?
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Anonymous wrote:That only leaves in-state public schools as safety and target (some are reach). OOS like UM are equally expensive as private T30-T70.

For MC UMC, the college list will include in-state, and then T10/T20 as reach. No buffer zone.

So is Georgetown Emory out the question


And so it begins...


in state kids actions already speak to this

Georgia has Zell Miller, its literally free. Not an apples to apples comparison. Realistically I would be willing to pay double for Emory or Georgetown over Gatech.


You're on your own there. Emory is not desirable for those with options. Georgetown is only slightly more desirable.

DD chose Emory over Cornell. Speak for yourself.


sure she did. cornell college maybe

https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Emory+University&with=Cornell+University

She wasn't the only one.


https://provost.emory.edu/planning-administration/data/factbook/admissions.html

37% overall yield. imagine lying to yourself every night