ED2: Vassar vs Hamilton

[CrewDad]

W.r.t. ROI…I’d like to believe that prospective students and parents ask a much more valuable question:

If sending a son or daughter to college is a stretch for a family, why shouldn’t the student do everything in his or her power to ensure that the college experience is “worth it”? The question is, what do we mean by “worth it”? Would it be less worth it for this family if their son became a teacher who woke up every day eager to go to work and went to bed each night fulfilled by what he had done than if he made lots of money but hated his work?

https://www.salon.com/2015/04/18/were_teaching_our_kids_wrong_steve_jobs_and_bill_gates_do_not_have_the_answers/

When my Ds were looking a colleges, the mission of the school was of far more importance than perceived ROI, which is at best a slippery number.

At Vassar, a Focus on Diversity and Affordability in Higher Education

Last year, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation awarded Vassar its inaugural $1 million Cooke Prize for Equity in Educational Excellence for success in attracting and graduating low-income students.

Vassar has also increased the number of military veterans in classes through the Posse Foundation’s Veterans Program.

The changes at Vassar under Ms. Hill are an example of what she would like to see at other schools. Her mantra: Colleges and universities must recruit smart students, regardless of their circumstances of birth.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/23/education/at-vassar-a-focus-on-diversity-and-affordability-in-higher-education.html

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