Did anyone's child choose a free ride over a "more prestigious" school?

<p>My D is very understanding of the big bucks we are talking about, and is also the kind of person who would not be unhappy anywhere. (btw her parents arrived at Universities in the U.S. off an airplane, having seen or heard nothing, and not even having the benefit of CC :)</p>

<p>She has even suggested doing 1 year at R, and then transferring to Chicago, if they were to agree. But I don’t know what kind of a risk that may be.</p>

<p>I cannot imagine choosing Rutgers over Chicago, even though my H’s company hires mostly from CMU and Rutgers. So…we shall wait until April. In the meanwhile, no movies, pizza, or new clothes.</p>

<p>And the 2 siblings can just go to Plumbing-academy.</p>