That is just such a Harvard thing to do.
Harvard: Sorry we can’t give you a discount in our outrageous tuition; yes I know how big our endowment is.
Also Harvard: Will you take $27 for this priceless artifact?
Harvard: Sorry we can’t give you a discount in our outrageous tuition; yes I know how big our endowment is.
Also Harvard: Will you take $27 for this priceless artifact?
I’ve been pricing out elite institutions for my spawn. They ramp up pretty fast, assuming you can get In all fairness, the “great colleges” have tons of competition. Normal colleges have excellent outcomes.
In terms of research, they earn their reputations. But that means undergraduates can be a second-thought.
Even the wealthy have no compunctions about sending their kids to Bard or Claremont McKenna.