<p>OK, I know UW isn't one of the elite publics, but it's still a very quality school. And this kid didn't apply to any LAC-like/small schools save maybe Dartmouth. So let me pose a question: Is there anyway you could justify giving up in-state tuition at a very good school (and I know he probably got 2400 w/Distinction & UW Honors if he applied) for a 40k/year education at anything above the top elites (which he applied to). Even the top out of state publics are at least 25k. I mean, is it worth him going to a school that's just a little better (say Michigan or another "match school") for that much money?</p>