Buy him a sword
I'd suggest to sweeten the pot for his decision, if he chooses Maryland, tell him you'll invest for him, for the next 4 years, the money you'd have spent at Harvard or Hopkins, and he can help manage the investment
Nice cushion to start his graduate/PhD studies or other professional beginning
“If he relishes smiting the heathen, he'll love the campus at Hopkins”
LOL! Yes, but they seem to be pleasant heathens.
“I'd suggest to sweeten the pot for his decision, if he chooses Maryland, tell him you'll invest for him,...”
I'm not entirely sure my vote is for Maryland. In fact, I'm not sure at all. Harvard is (barely) affordable. And it IS Harvard.
Ninety-eight percent of incoming freshmen at Harvard graduate from Harvard. They all have meal-tickets for life. They have entry not only into their own fields, but into other fields along the way. As many have noted here, these are the folks who become the senior managers, the folks who run things.
The invitation to Harvard is an invitation to become part of the Ruling Elite.
It should not be put aside lightly.
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