Why do people attend no-name private schools? (Ivy League, degree, reputation)
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I can see the rationale for going to Columbia over CUNY, but why would someone attend Sarah Lawrence over SUNY Purchase? I'm sure SL is a little nicer than SUNY, but is it $200,000 nicer? (60k-8k)*4=208k. SL is probably virtually unknown outside of the immediate area. At least SUNY Purchase carries the name "SUNY", which should signal, correctly, that it is neither the best nor an absolute dump.
"SUNY Purchase"? Never heard of it. Sarah Lawrence? Heard of it, and it's considered to be among the Ivy League. That's not to say that the NY universities aren't good. But the difference isn't as black-and-white as you seem to think.
You want "no-name" private schools? How about Lewis and Clark? Willammette? University of the Pacific? Those are no-name private universities. Some people go there because they're not qualified to get into better schools, and one or both of their parents went there, so they can get in on the "legacy" gravy train. Others go there because they think they'll fare better in a small school, and would get overwhelmed in a big school. Or they want to go to school close to home. Whatever. As to justifying the cost, people like that don't have to. their parents pay for it, end of story.
Sarah Lawrence is hardly considered on par with the Ivy League but neither is it a "no name" school that no one has ever heard of...
Its a good, small liberal arts college currently ranked 57th among National Liberal Arts Colleges by USNWR.
As for why someone would choose such a school why don't you ask them if it bothers you so much??
There are hundreds of colleges and universities in this country and while many are very similar each has its own niche whether it be programs offered, location, cost among myriad other differences...
As for "sticker price" as with cars what you see as the cost may not correlate with what is spent....
My daughter goes to a school similar in size and reputation to Sarah Lawrence, a nationally ranked small liberal arts college with a great reputation in the sciences and stellar track record for placing its grads in top graduate schools..
The sticker price is around 40K....
Because my daughter worked hard in high school, performed well on her ACT and interviews like a pro she qualified for a significant academic merit award and is an Honor Scholar...
What we pay out of pocket for the remainder of her tuition and fees is less than her classmates parents are paying for state college tuition here in NC...
As in another thread here, easy to judge when you don't have all the facts...
I can see the rationale for going to Columbia over CUNY, but why would someone attend Sarah Lawrence over SUNY Purchase? I'm sure SL is a little nicer than SUNY, but is it $200,000 nicer? (60k-8k)*4=208k. SL is probably virtually unknown outside of the immediate area. At least SUNY Purchase carries the name "SUNY", which should signal, correctly, that it is neither the best nor an absolute dump.
Sarah Lawrence is well known. It is a moderately prestigious private school, good for someone who did not get into the Ivy League or Seven Sisters. It was known for women's liberal arts education when that was more of a rarity.
Small private schools provide a lot of individual attention that you can't easily get at big state schools.
$200,000 is not an infinite amount of money and, if I had it, I would rather spend it on a private school degree than on three nice cars.
"SUNY Purchase"? Never heard of it. Sarah Lawrence? Heard of it, and it's considered to be among the Ivy League. That's not to say that the NY universities aren't good. But the difference isn't as black-and-white as you seem to think.
You want "no-name" private schools? How about Lewis and Clark? Willammette? University of the Pacific? Those are no-name private universities. Some people go there because they're not qualified to get into better schools, and one or both of their parents went there, so they can get in on the "legacy" gravy train. Others go there because they think they'll fare better in a small school, and would get overwhelmed in a big school. Or they want to go to school close to home. Whatever. As to justifying the cost, people like that don't have to. their parents pay for it, end of story.
Umm, Lewis and Clark, Willammette and U of the Pacific are NOT 'no-name' private schools! LOL
Some private's give good money. It would have been as cheap for me to go to Saint Louis University or Loyola New Orleans as it was to go to Mizzou. Both of those were "no name" private universities.
Perhaps that is a reason why they choose to attend. More funding than you think.
I never got it, a lot of these "No-name" schools are just small regional schools no one outside the region has heard of. If one is going to pay the full fare private tuition, one should at least look at someplace with national recognition.
IT's amazing how the 10,000 or so people that attend the handful of Ivy's are the ONLY people EVER to graduate and get jobs. It's no wonder there is a Starbuck's on every corner because all of these people that go to these "no name" schools, the 20,000,000 other college students across the country, need jobs I guess.
I never got it, a lot of these "No-name" schools are just small regional schools no one outside the region has heard of. If one is going to pay the full fare private tuition, one should at least look at someplace with national recognition.
My three kids went to "no-name" small privates. Our cost was just a bit more than a big public U - in-state costs due to substantial merit aid. Instead of going to an in-state public, they got a small classes all four years, no TA's, great dorms, free study abroads (except for air fare) and hey, they all have jobs in their fields. My youngest son's "no name" college has one of the best cyber security programs in the country.
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