<p>*"The daughter intuited that she didnt “belong” there either so its a moot point. "</p>
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This is usually the case among teenagers because they know how many of their fellow students will attend their state flagship and consider it not good enough for themselves if so many of their fellow classmates can go there.*</p>
<p>I hear kids make this claim frequently, and it really is an arrogant or naive attitude. First of all, unless the Flagship is within commuting distance and accepts all/nearly all applicants, the school won’t be loaded up with most/all of a student’s high school classmates. At your typical public high school, most kids cannot afford to go away to school.</p>
<p>And, if your Flagship is UWash or similar then you’re going to get a fine education, even if some “average stats” HS classmates are in less-academically challenging majors across the campus.</p>