<p>I studied abroad through EAP (UC abroad) and I went for free.</p>
<p>It's all what you make of it.</p>
<p>as much as i hate to admit it, it probably is. i wish i had known this fact before working so hard in high school.</p>
<p>An0nym0u5 check out the Krueger Report. It was authored by a noted Princeton economist who found that people who turned down Ivys for less prestigious schools still enjoyed the same amount of success as Ivy league grads. Of course there's the prestige associated with an Ivy league education, but sometimes the benefits don't outweigh the costs. You make the college experience, not the college.</p>
<p>I'm (probably) turning down U of Chicago, Carleton and a full tuition scholarship to Bard for Reed (which is <em>gasp</em> not even first tier on US News, although that's mostly because of an ongoing feud between Reed/US News). It's not for money either. I just visited Reed and decided it was a much better fit for me. Bard was worth considering for money, but in the end, I decided that the math/physics programs there weren't quite sufficient for what I want to do.</p>
<p>My friend just turned down Harvard for Boston College...monetary reasons</p>
<p>Turned down Penn, Dartmouth, and Cornell for UNC full-ride and honors program.</p>
<p>Last year, I turned down UVA and UW-Madison for Illinois Wesleyan. It's one of the best decisions of my life. Saves me money and I get the attention from a small school that I need.</p>
<p>The one thing I notice about this thread, everybody turning down a good school is chosing one that, in it's own right, is very pretigous. Anybody turn down a top notch school say for something 3rd-4th tier?</p>
<p>In 1971, a friend turned down H and Y for Babson. Needless to say there were personal reasons involved.</p>
<p>Oh yes, he is extremely successful today.</p>
<p>You mean he didn't cease to exist after turning down Harvard and Yale? FOR SHAME!!</p>
<p>I know someone who turned down Columbia for SUNY Binghamton. She couldn't afford Columbia, and they weren't giving her a full-scholarship because she was neither a minority nor an extremely poor person. </p>
<p>She was applying to Columbia for 'fun' anyway. She had her mind set on Binghamton for a while... she wants to go to an ivy for graduate school, </p>
<p>"Who goes to one of the Ivies for undergrad? It's like.. who cares.. you can go to the ivies for undergrad and end up at at a SUNY and it looks bad, but if you go to a SUNY and end up at an ivy, it's friggin amazing" - Direct quote.</p>
<p>i turned down harvard, yale (likely letter), and stanford last year for duke.</p>
<p>mostly decided not to go them b/c duke had the undergraduate experience i was looking for. definitely will apply for law school tho</p>
<p>turned down harvard and yale for columbia. Best decision I ever made.
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<p>Will turn down Harvard, go to one of two other colleges - don't ask me, it's not the 29th yet ;)</p>
<p>I'm turning down Duke, U Chicago, Johns Hopkins, and Davidson for Wake Forest. </p>
<p>I'm saving Duke for grad school. :)</p>
<p>oh warblersrule, how could you...</p>
<p>enjoy the bottom of the ACC and a season of heart-breaking disappointment at the hands of JJ Redick and crew.</p>
<p>i know a girl who turned down duke (50% scholarship) for umd (full scholarship).</p>
<p>I know someone who turned down Columbia for Williams, if that counts...</p>
<p>Yea, I would never do that,,</p>
<p>i turned down yale for columbia</p>
<p>I turned down the University of Chicago for Emory.</p>