UChicago Vs. Stanford Vs. Yale

BKSquared
Sat, 11 Apr 2020 15:58:09 +0000

All great choices, congratulations. For our S, he did not even consider UC or Stanford after visits there. He did not feel the “'vibe” at UC or Stanford. He’s at Yale and thriving. For us, the decision was where were our kids the most excited to go. We did not want them walking onto a campus where they start out having regrets or thoughts of “what if”.

As far as economics, both kids had gotten into our state’s highly ranked flagship with decent merit. We are fortunate to be able to afford full pay at privates, and we did not hesitate to make the investment. It wasn’t just a probability driven financial return calculation, but one driven by where we thought our kids would have the best chance of having a great 4 year experience. For our kids, this has been the right decision.

Perhaps one way to put your son to the test is to let him make the choice, but to tell him if he chooses Chicago, there is an $80k (or whatever size) check as an extra bonus to his graduation present. He will be making choices like that the rest of his life.