Is Rochester worth $140,000 in student debt?

<p>Actually, Townie, what you’re responding to is your interpretation of what I said, not what the words actually say. You provided a definition of a “liberal arts college” which it seems you equate with the words “liberal arts school.” You then said UR is a university, not a liberal arts college. Um, yeah, of course. </p>

<p>I was responding to this from another person: “Second, U of Rochester is not a liberal arts school.” I don’t see the word college in there. This was in response to a comment that maybe the person should consider a state school because those cost less than a “liberal arts school.” I suppose that post could have said “private liberal arts school” or maybe just “private” but the context clearly meant private versus state. That person then objected that, as quoted above, UR is “not a liberal arts school.” I suggested he or she look up the words because the objection was silly and pointlessly argumentative. You seem to have interpreted this exchange as meaning the words only refer to certain colleges. I have no idea why you believe that or what your point is, but I wish you’d stop quoting me about things you construe in ways the words don’t say.</p>

<p>The OP stated U of R is not a Liberal Arts school and I agreed. It may not be Yale but U of R is too unique to be called a liberal arts school.</p>

<p>Also if liberal arts school doesn’t mean liberal arts college, what does it mean? Since school doesn’t imply a larger liberal arts requirement because state school have an almost 2 year liberal arts requirement. The objection wasn’t silly, because liberal arts school does not mean private or more expensive. SUNY Geneseo is a top ranked state Liberal arts school. Affordable and public.</p>

<p>I have no idea why this conversation is continuing so I will not post in this thread again.</p>

<p>I don;t think ANY college is worth $140K in loans, with the possible exception of a few (not all) Ivy-type places.</p>