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vienna man · 11-25-2006, 08:37 AM

From the Bell Curve p.43 "Just ten schools soaked up 31% of the nation's students scoring over 700 on the SAT verbal and just two soaked up 10%"

Believe what you want to believe, but the chasm between the top 20 and the next 150 schools is as deep as the Grand Canyon and anyone who pretends that xxxx or yyyy is worth $45K per year the same as the top 20 is deluding themselves.

My argument is that for all but the very top students, the local state university is just fine and is a far better value than astronomically overpriced private schools. College, beyond about 20 schools is a true commodity and parents need to start treating it that way in their decisions.

The admissions frenzy has no basis, and we should not let the media falsely "harvardize" all these private schools.

11-25-2006, 08:37 AM	#40
vienna man Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Threads: 12 Posts: 285	Facts Are Stubborn Things From the Bell Curve p.43 "Just ten schools soaked up 31% of the nation's students scoring over 700 on the SAT verbal and just two soaked up 10%" Believe what you want to believe, but the chasm between the top 20 and the next 150 schools is as deep as the Grand Canyon and anyone who pretends that xxxx or yyyy is worth $45K per year the same as the top 20 is deluding themselves. My argument is that for all but the very top students, the local state university is just fine and is a far better value than astronomically overpriced private schools. College, beyond about 20 schools is a true commodity and parents need to start treating it that way in their decisions. The admissions frenzy has no basis, and we should not let the media falsely "harvardize" all these private schools. Last edited by vienna man : 11-25-2006 at 08:45 AM.