<p>“Really? Because surely middle class students at Hopkins, Duke, Cornell, did not have potentially cheaper quality private or public school options comparable or “better” than Colgate like UMaryland, Rutgers, SUNY, Case Western, Tulane, etc?”</p>
<p>I would argue that what seemed reasonable pre-recession may, in fact, no longer seem so to many of those middle class students or their parents. I have already seen regret play out in many households that paid full/near full freight and now see bank accounts up to $150k the poorer for that decision. </p>