| Vienna man, I just don't see how you can take data from a 12 year old book & claim these 12 schools are worth "pay any price bear any burden" money. But all the rest fall short. What is the total freshman enrollment at these top 12. Maybe 25,000 kids? (I'm guessing) So nobody else in this nation of 300,000,000 people is likely to be well served at these schools? Conversely, no student at the tippy top could possibley be served well at a public U? When a school drops from number 12 down to number 15, does it suddenly lose its ability to educate? Its value?
Re: scholarships. Aren't about half of the kids going to these 12 schools paying full price out of pocket? They felt it was worth it. Do you have data on all the super students who don't choose to attend these schools? Or don't apply at all? These kids & their families felt the $45G was not worth it. Are they deluding themselves, too, because you are dictating what it worthwhile and what is not?
I would argue that every college education is a commodity, even the education at the top 12. Different strokes for different folks. |