<p>Thanks for all the information, everyone. I guess the general conclusion is that at most privates, especially the ones I’ve mentioned, students are more likely to be affluent, regardless of the other factors that go into that - I just need to decide whether I can deal with that.</p>
<p>My only concern about publics is that, coming from a boarding school, I’m used to small classes - I absolutely love that aspect. I love being able to have class discussions and form close relationships with teachers. But in the end I guess I’ll just have to cut my losses, because there is never going to be a perfect college that encompasses every single thing I’m looking for.</p>
<p>mom2collegekids: Money is not really an object. I’m more concerned about money than my parents; I don’t see how it’s worth it to pay $180,000 for BC when I can get a scholarship to Alabama and pay $40,000 for four years, but apparently they do.</p>