While my Alma Matter is often the butt of jokes I often say "Arizona State was the best school my family and I could afford." Once I became an AZ resident, tuit

While my Alma Matter is often the butt of jokes I often say "Arizona State was the best school my family and I could afford." Once I became an AZ resident, tuition was less than $500 a semester. Granted this was in the early 90's, when tuitions varied wildly and kids were less informed of differences between the school. Not sure this argument is meaningful now since just about every school is unaffordable without financial-aid and information is more accessible. This also demonstrates a cultural/demographic bias. At 17 I would have told you MIT and NYC's Apex Tech were both "tech" schools, but Apex tech was a better deal because you got a box of tools with your diploma and it only takes 6 weeks. I wonder if this level of ignorance is even possible now.