almost never a reason to an elite school for undergrad

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Mar 29, 2015
10:50:47pm

cougarmanguy

That kind of debt is insane. Wait until grad school

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cougarmanguy

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would you advise a kid to go to Stanford or BYU

Snorky

3/29/15 10:49pm

Stanford.

mulletYno

3/29/15 10:50pm

almost never a reason to an elite school for undergrad

cougarmanguy

3/29/15 10:50pm

Tuition is free. Go Stanford.

RSLCoug

3/29/15 10:51pm

He said it would be free if he is admitted.

mulletYno

3/29/15 10:51pm

Stanford tuition is free if parents make under 125k

Snorky

3/29/15 10:53pm

Just ran their calculator for 110k income, 300k home

wYred

3/30/15 12:22am

link

Snorky

3/29/15 10:54pm

Read deeper

wYred

3/30/15 12:05am

This. If Stanford were free, I would go there, but

Y Mountain

3/30/15 8:17am

It's a lot easier to get into grad school from an elite school

AxelDC

3/30/15 6:40pm

I attended grad school at Stanford and....

EV94305

3/30/15 6:50pm

If tuition is free I would choose stanford

Defenestrator

3/29/15 10:51pm

If he has a strong testimony.... Stanford.

kotacoug

3/29/15 10:52pm

Stanford. BYU a great school, but its not elite. Especially for his interests.

QueenCityCoug

3/29/15 10:54pm

Good problem to have.

Y'zFan

3/29/15 10:57pm

Is a 4.0 good enough to get in to Stanford?

Remigius

3/29/15 10:57pm

In all seriousness - it may not be. A kid has to either be connected or also

TrueAndBlue

3/29/15 11:42pm

I applied in 2006 to see if I would make it -I was going to BYU even if I got in

rggee

3/30/15 5:51am

My coworkers son just found out he didn't get in to Stanford with those same

Rivers Cuomo

3/30/15 6:13am

Like I said, I would have chosen BYU anyway because $$$$

rggee

3/30/15 6:28am

Most places you don't get above a 4.0 no matter how many A's or

Cochise Cat

3/30/15 9:13am

I don't think that is true

Remigius

3/30/15 10:50am

I assumed he meant an unweighted 4.0

rggee

3/30/15 10:55am

Exactly. Straight A's is a 4.0 in most places. Not straight B's.

Cochise Cat

3/30/15 11:50am

I wouldn't trade my undergrad at BYU for anything. Grad school is different.

JDBlue

3/29/15 11:01pm

If he's a white male that won't be good enough for Stanford

BYUCoug11

3/29/15 11:02pm

^^ This. He's going to have to get a 34+ to even have a chance.

Noni Fruit

3/29/15 11:07pm

Agree, he may need to pull an Elizabeth Warren

darkcoug

3/29/15 11:23pm

Stanford has to have a pretty decent # of LDS students, no? Its Cali.

QueenCityCoug

3/29/15 11:03pm

The student ward at Standord has a good reputation

BYUCoug11

3/29/15 11:05pm

It has a good institute program

donnerstag

3/29/15 11:22pm

Full of people who did their undergrad at byu. I know 5 lds kids who

travelcoug

3/30/15 7:31am

You get a lot of intellectuals at Stanford without religion

donnerstag

3/30/15 9:53am

Pedigree does not matter that much for undergrad

AzCoug1

3/29/15 11:10pm

Sounds like to be honest Stanford would be a reach for him. But,

buckles

3/29/15 11:18pm

There is no bad option between the two

donnerstag

3/29/15 11:19pm

The question we care about is: Is your nephew a 5 star football player?

RSLCoug

3/29/15 11:20pm

If he really excels in engineering and hard sciences, he should consider a

SanFran

3/29/15 11:22pm

Stanford.

BengalCougar

3/29/15 11:24pm

Have you read Malcom Gladwell's David vs Goliath? The data suggest a big fish in

The Old Y

3/29/15 11:31pm

BYU

SaintGeorgeYFan

3/29/15 11:49pm

My nephew got a 35 ACT, 4.0. Parent income under 125k... Stanford still too $$$$

wYred

3/29/15 11:54pm

BYU. Let him do Stanford for grad school.

2FarGone

3/30/15 12:17am

BYU. Where you got your degree does not determine your success.

JamesDean

3/30/15 12:26am

^^^ I had the same job on Wall Street as my IVY-league colleagues w/ $200k debt.

MightyFreakingCougar

3/30/15 1:28am

Out of undergrad. Stanford is clearly the better choice for Graduate school

MightyFreakingCougar

3/30/15 1:30am

Probably easier to get good grades at BYU (if he wants to become a surgeon)

byuwahoo

3/30/15 5:41am

N=1, but my buddy I did pre-med courses with at BYU had spent 2 years

IGlowInTheDark

3/30/15 5:55am

BYU undergrad. Stanford grad school. Best of both worlds.

kccougar

3/30/15 6:23am

I think this is the best answer. BYU provides a number of other experiences

WorfoSAUR

3/30/15 7:30am

BYU undergrad can get you into any med school that Stanford can.

Littlerich

3/30/15 6:28am

^^both kc and littlerich are correct

Flyingdolphin

3/30/15 6:46am

It will not be free, my niece had better numbers than that

JOPE

3/30/15 7:59am

Stanford. No question.

spinner

3/30/15 8:03am

BYU... The only question is why this is a question.

AzCoug1

3/30/15 8:18am

You don't understand why someone would go to Stanford, especially if...

BengalCougar

3/30/15 10:35am

I would appreciate any free school...

AzCoug1

4/1/15 7:08am

I have degrees from both. I have taught at both. My kids will go to BYU.

EV94305

3/30/15 8:27am

Yes, I would.

CougarMandias

3/30/15 10:43am

RE: would you advise a kid to go to Stanford or BYU

Bullrider

3/30/15 10:52am

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