I agree that state school may have good programs and I wouldn't hesitate to send my children to a state school to study something in which that school specialized. I guess what bothers me is that I don't encounter many people who make thoughtful decisions regarding college. There is just an assumption that all students will go to college whether they are interested in education or not and that all students who grow up in our area will attend one of a very small number of schools. When I heard that my nephew who has never voluntarily read a book was majoring in psychology because he couldn't get into engineering school, I was appalled.
