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<p>I think you’re being a bit humble with Spelman. Sure, Spelman may be a ‘mid-ranked LAC.’ But along with Moorehouse and Howard, Spelman is easily one of the top three HBCUs.</p>
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<li><p>No.</p></li>
<li><p>Yes.</p></li>
<li><p>The university of Alabama is a fine state school and you’d get a great education there. I think at this age in your life the prestige difference is quite overblown. You won’t be denied opportunities due to attending Alabama instead of UWashington. Sure, certain employers don’t hire students who went to Alabama. But the ones that do probably don’t hire at UWashington either.</p></li>
<li><p>Unfortunately I wasn’t in your situation since the best university I was admitted to (of the top ones) was also the cheapest one for me to attend. (I’ll let you guess which one that was.) When I see people in this situation, I almost always advise them to go with the cheaper university. People often have very unrealistic expectations of much money they’ll be making after graduation, and the job opportunities that they’ll have. Sure, you may love your experience there. But that doesn’t mean you’ll love the debt that you’ll graduate with.</p></li>
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<p>c.f. <a href=“Majoring In Debt: College Students Struggle Under The Weight Of Loans | HuffPost College”>Majoring In Debt: College Students Struggle Under The Weight Of Loans | HuffPost College; </p>