[ndriscoll]

Or just go to a state school. My alma mater apparently has an 87% acceptance rate. My extracurriculars were playing Counter Strike, Battlefield 2, and WoWcrack. It doesn't seem to have had any negative effect on my life.

[analog31]

Both of my kids did just fine at state schools. One at the state "flagship" university, and the other at one of the regional schools.