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And once you get into the school, the university, all of a sudden it goes from there, a seller to a buyer in the sense that they really want you once you get in, because they have something called the yield. And the ranking is largely determined by a variety of factors, including what percentage of people who are admitted actually end up going.
And once you get into the school, the university, all of a sudden it goes from there, a seller to a buyer in the sense that they really want you once you get in, because they have something called the yield. And the ranking is largely determined by a variety of factors, including what percentage of people who are admitted actually end up going.
So, ideally what you want to do is to get admitted to more than one university, an ideally competitive university. So, for example, if you get, I don't know if that's the way any longer, but it used to be, if you got admitted to both Duke and UVA, and UVA saw you got into Duke, UVA would give you a full ride if you went to UVA. Because they were direct competitors with Duke.
So, ideally what you want to do is to get admitted to more than one university, an ideally competitive university. So, for example, if you get, I don't know if that's the way any longer, but it used to be, if you got admitted to both Duke and UVA, and UVA saw you got into Duke, UVA would give you a full ride if you went to UVA. Because they were direct competitors with Duke.
So, ideally what you want to do is to get admitted to more than one university, an ideally competitive university. So, for example, if you get, I don't know if that's the way any longer, but it used to be, if you got admitted to both Duke and UVA, and UVA saw you got into Duke, UVA would give you a full ride if you went to UVA. Because they were direct competitors with Duke.
So the key is, you need to be a consumer. You need to get into more than one university and then start calling them and saying... You know, finances are a struggle for me. What do you offer in terms of financial aid? I'm into several universities, including your closest competitor, this university. What can you offer me? But students don't take a consumer.
So the key is, you need to be a consumer. You need to get into more than one university and then start calling them and saying... You know, finances are a struggle for me. What do you offer in terms of financial aid? I'm into several universities, including your closest competitor, this university. What can you offer me? But students don't take a consumer.
So the key is, you need to be a consumer. You need to get into more than one university and then start calling them and saying... You know, finances are a struggle for me. What do you offer in terms of financial aid? I'm into several universities, including your closest competitor, this university. What can you offer me? But students don't take a consumer.
They're much more likely to negotiate on a hotel room or shop every store in the world. But once they get into the university, they kind of sit back and just take their price takers. They shouldn't be.
They're much more likely to negotiate on a hotel room or shop every store in the world. But once they get into the university, they kind of sit back and just take their price takers. They shouldn't be.
They're much more likely to negotiate on a hotel room or shop every store in the world. But once they get into the university, they kind of sit back and just take their price takers. They shouldn't be.
Als ich dein Alter war, lieben wir unerwartete junge Leute, richtig? Ich meine, denk dran, ich habe Pellegrins. I had access to a world-class university that had a 74% admissions rate.
Als ich dein Alter war, lieben wir unerwartete junge Leute, richtig? Ich meine, denk dran, ich habe Pellegrins. I had access to a world-class university that had a 74% admissions rate.
Als ich dein Alter war, lieben wir unerwartete junge Leute, richtig? Ich meine, denk dran, ich habe Pellegrins. I had access to a world-class university that had a 74% admissions rate.
And once I got there, my tuition every year was $1,300 and I could work my ass off over the summer and have part-time jobs and show up the next year despite the fact I wasn't getting any financial assistance from my parents.
And once I got there, my tuition every year was $1,300 and I could work my ass off over the summer and have part-time jobs and show up the next year despite the fact I wasn't getting any financial assistance from my parents.
And once I got there, my tuition every year was $1,300 and I could work my ass off over the summer and have part-time jobs and show up the next year despite the fact I wasn't getting any financial assistance from my parents.
And that for me started an upward spiral of prosperity where I got to engage in the economy, I got to find a mate, I got to have children, I got to build a business and all of that
And that for me started an upward spiral of prosperity where I got to engage in the economy, I got to find a mate, I got to have children, I got to build a business and all of that
And that for me started an upward spiral of prosperity where I got to engage in the economy, I got to find a mate, I got to have children, I got to build a business and all of that