Importance of Peer Group

anon94785555
Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:02:23 +0000

Ditto posts 10, 11 and 12. It is better to be at the public flagship with a top 10-20 grad dept and good selection of Honors course in one’s field than at an Ivy with only a so-so program (computer science is one such field). The best fit school will motivate him the most to do his best. Money worries can downgrade the fit of a school. Have your son make lists of his priorities then rank the schools on them. He may change his perceptions.