<p>dave72,
We are on the same page concerning the benefits of going to a school like Oberlin when we are talking about the experience of going there. This thread started with a discussion of whether or not it was worth going very deeply in debt in order to attend Oberlin. My comments were oriented towards whether or not attending Oberlin was worth the money in that sense and that led to whether or not a person's income increases significantly if they attend a prestigious undergraduate school. I agree that going to Oberlin would probably be a better experience and that therefore the educational experience would be better. The OP has said that he would rather go to Oberlin except for the debt. In this case, there is a real concern about the money and I think that the OP will get just as good an education at TT as Oberlin.</p>