I do get his point. However... ivy league schools do not give athletic scholarships. I don't dispute his other points. But as a parent of a kid who got pretty good merit money going into college, I would say that an excellent education can be found at the level below the top 30 schools (many of them give very limited merit aid -- they have highly qualified applicants coming out of their ears). If your kid has great stats (grades and test scores), you can get good merit aid (does not need to be paid back) in many cases if your kid applies to a school where they fall above the 50% range for SAT/ACT scores.
Last edited by intparent; 03/13/11 11:55 AM.
