| OU is better than OSU if he doesn't know what he's interested in doing. OU is better academically, but if he prefers OSU for any reason, there's nothing saying he must go to OU.
I think you are mistaken to believe that any sort of "free" schooling is not worth it. The HYPS and the like that get people going on this board (and there are a lot of prestige whores here) are great, but their practicality and expense (especially versus "free") are typically not worth it.
What many people on here don't want you to know, or fail to realize themselves, is that there are very, very few professions in which an Ivy degree is prerequisite, namely Investment Banking. Other than that, if you're talented enough to get NMS money, or into HYPS, then location really doesn't matter, you're talented enough to succeed most anywhere. There are even some fields (nursing and teaching stand out) where staying local, if that's where you want to end up, is probably vastly superior. This doesn't mean that HYPS aren't right for some people, and that fit is of zero relevance, because it certainly does matter. I'm just cautioning you against thinking that if something is cheap it must not be worthwhile. |