All I want for Christmas…
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- December
- 24
Is a college acceptance letter? That’s right. When given the choice between getting into their first choice college or getting $500,000, a majority (59 percent) of high school students around the country said they would choose getting into their top pick school.
And when given the choice between a perfect SAT or ACT score or a brand new care car*, the answer was even more decisive — 86 percent would rather get that perfect score than a new set of wheels.
That’s according to a recently conducted Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions survey of about 1,700 prospective college students.
“Although half a million dollars is extremely tempting to students of any age, a majority of today’s high school students understand that attending a competitive, top college or university may be of even greater benefit in the long run,” said Kristen Campbell, national director of college prep programs, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. “And while a new set of wheels may earn them popularity points in school, they recognize it won’t do anything to help them into the Ivy League or favorite college.”
*Special thanks to Jared Zeide for his acute editing eye!
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Depends on what you think of your second college doesn’t it?
Unless you’re unbelieveably set on your number 1 choice, I say take the $$$!