Harvard vs Stanford vs Jefferson Scholarship at UVA

gibby
Mon, 18 Apr 2016 11:04:16 +0000

FWIW: My advice would be the opposite of @Penn95: Accept the Jefferson Scholarship at UVA. That’s a savings to your family of $250K over the full-sticker price of Harvard or Stanford. With the money your parents are saving, they can buy you a car, send you to exotic places for winter break, spring break and summer vacation or allow them to pay for graduate school! You will receive just as good an education at UVA as you would at Harvard or Stanford. I’m a firm believer in the philosophy of Jeffrey Brenzel, Yale’s recently retired Dean of Admissions

After years of experience, however, here is what I know, virtually to the point of certainty: almost nothing depends on exactly which strong college admits you. Everything depends on what you decide to do once you get to a strong college, and how well prepared you are to take advantage of the infinite opportunities you will find there.