I guess the bigger question is, if cost wasn’t an issue, and your kid did get into Stanford or an Ivy League school and get into say SDSU or UCSD, would you still encourage your kid to go to SDSU or UCSD or would you encourage your kid to Stanford or an Ivy League school?
For me, if cost and my kid’s ability wasn’t an issue, it would be a no brainer, I’d encourage the former.[/quote]I say, what ever would make them happy. They’re old enough to make their decisions and they’ll will have to live with that decision. They can only blame themselves in the future. I will give them all the pros and cons that I know for all the options. I can show them the door but they have to walk through it. We just have different style of parenting. No right or wrong. I don’t have a crystal ball so I can’t be sure which would be better. Especially since I believe the students make the school and not the other way around.
I didn’t apply to any of the Ivy because I HATE living in cold area with snow. I would be miserable there and I know it. I did apply up and down the CA coast though. My parents forced me to go to the better school and I hated them for awhile for doing that.
