About LACs [Pomona versus UIUC decision]

[ucbalumnus]

@WavesandPale

If you were totally very hypothetically advising a student who really liked LACs and got into a top 5 LAC but had to pay a lot for it while also getting into a top 10 state university having to pay only about half as much, what advice would you give the student? The student just wants this all to be over with.

Which specific schools?
How much are parents willing to pay relative to the net prices?
Intended or possible majors?
Post-graduation goals?
Any other student preference factors in the decision?

Based on your thread at Chance me :) [IL res, 3.85UW, 1560 SAT, physics and English!] would you be a prospective physics and English major choosing between UIUC in-state and one or more of Amherst, Bowdoin, Pomona, Swarthmore, and Williams?