Watching your friends relocate to the burbs for "schools"

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Anonymous wrote:We always thought we'd remain in DC, but the question of college is a real issue. Even with the aid given to DC students, it will be so much cheaper to attend a VA or MD public school if you are attending as in state.

Is anyone else thinking about this issue? For example, the cost to attend U of MD is approx 10K for in state and 32K out to state. That is a huge difference! I really wasn't thinking about this until someone else brought it up in another thread.

This is raised constantly. The moving math doesn't work if you own in DC. Search the old threads for the explanation.

Also I don't want to limit my kid to a particular college. There are plenty of colleges that offer in-state tuition for certain majors, I want my kid to be flexible. My equity I've built and will continue to grow vs burbs is worth more to me than $12k per year for 4 years.

Such as?

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NP. If your student is strong in a particular subject, and the school of engineering (or whatever dept) needs more students -- your out of state student might be offered admission at the in-state rate as part of their admissions offer.

Allows the school to say it doesn't offer scholarships to out of state students but still provide incentives for kids it really wants while filling their enrollment targets.

But it's not something you can count on for obvious reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Moving so your 10-y.o. kid can go to UVA on the cheap is so presumptuous and misguided.

It's easily one of the strongest publics in the country. Just reading this thread is making me think we should move.

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Anonymous wrote:Move to Moco inside 270 and 28. Best in 500 miles . Whitman , Bcc , WJ , RM , Churchill , Wootton, QO, Poolesville.
Also includes Holton Arms, Landon ,Bullis , holy cross , stone ridge and Georgetown Prep .. Along with Chevy Chase , Columbia ,Kenwood ,Bethesda , Woodmont , Avenel, and Burning Tree country clubs .

Yes, but then so many of them go on to MD (University) and their fans are such trash; it's embarrassing.

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Anonymous wrote:Moving so your 10-y.o. kid can go to UVA on the cheap is so presumptuous and misguided.

It's easily one of the strongest publics in the country. Just reading this thread is making me think we should move.

You should also read the threads about how many kids get accepted to UVA. Also, what if your 10 year old wants to study art or music or what if he gets a baseball scholarship? That is why PP is saying it's misguided to make that decision at such an early age. Also, see posts about true cost comparisons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We always thought we'd remain in DC, but the question of college is a real issue. Even with the aid given to DC students, it will be so much cheaper to attend a VA or MD public school if you are attending as in state.

Is anyone else thinking about this issue? For example, the cost to attend U of MD is approx 10K for in state and 32K out to state. That is a huge difference! I really wasn't thinking about this until someone else brought it up in another thread.

This is raised constantly. The moving math doesn't work if you own in DC. Search the old threads for the explanation.

Also I don't want to limit my kid to a particular college. There are plenty of colleges that offer in-state tuition for certain majors, I want my kid to be flexible. My equity I've built and will continue to grow vs burbs is worth more to me than $12k per year for 4 years.

Choice is a big deal for me.

There is a big difference between U of MD and every other public school in the state. What if my child does not want to go to UofMD, or does not get in? I value having the choice of discount at 50 state public university systems, even if that means paying a bit more than I would in MD or VA.

That, plus the transaction costs, plus the fact that my DC house will (assuming past behavior is an indication of future trends) gain more value than a comparably priced house in the suburbs.

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Does the discount also apply to community colleges? Say my child does 2 years at Nova then transfers to a 4 yr. can they still get the discount at both schools?

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Anonymous wrote:It's racism. Pure and simple. The rationalization are just that.

In my case, the decision to move was absolutely motivated by racism. My AA child was treated in a racist manner by teachers and admin at both the highly sought out DC public and charter schools he attended. MCPS hasn't been perfect but it has been much better.

What grade did you leave? Was your child behind academically when you switched?

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Ehhh, we moved from EOTP to WOTP for schools and a bigger house and if we are unhappy with the way the middle and high school are by the time it's time for our kids to go there, we'll move again, this time to MoCo.

I loved our EOTP neighborhood and the short commute, which has now more than doubled, but not only was the house much too small for a family of four, I wanted better schools for the children. I don't think my friends who stayed in the old neighborhood don't care for their children - they may prioritize different things in the educational environment or what works for them may not work for our kids. That's why it's good to have choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Moving so your 10-y.o. kid can go to UVA on the cheap is so presumptuous and misguided.

It's easily one of the strongest publics in the country. Just reading this thread is making me think we should move.

You should also read the threads about how many kids get accepted to UVA. Also, what if your 10 year old wants to study art or music or what if he gets a baseball scholarship? That is why PP is saying it's misguided to make that decision at such an early age. Also, see posts about true cost comparisons.

+1. If you really want to maximize your kid's chances to get into UVa, move to Roanoke. Moving to NoVa will only marginally improve admission chances. Of course, there are lots of other strong state schools in Virginia, and tuition will be a lot lower if you get in, so there's that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Moving so your 10-y.o. kid can go to UVA on the cheap is so presumptuous and misguided.

It's easily one of the strongest publics in the country. Just reading this thread is making me think we should move.

You should also read the threads about how many kids get accepted to UVA. Also, what if your 10 year old wants to study art or music or what if he gets a baseball scholarship? That is why PP is saying it's misguided to make that decision at such an early age. Also, see posts about true cost comparisons.

Studying art or music in college is like going to finishing school in Switzerland instead of a university. Art and music can be lifelong pursuits and bring pleasure and personal fulfillment, but sorry, we're not independently wealthy.

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I know a lot.of people who are wealthy from their art and music. I also know a lot miserable lawyers. Aspiring to Bethesda is not everyone's goal

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Anonymous wrote:I know a lot.of people who are wealthy from their art and music. I also know a lot miserable lawyers. Aspiring to Bethesda is not everyone's goal

You know a lot of people who developed great personal wealth by studying art and/or music at university? That's wonderful! At which schools did they study? How exciting! Please elaborate!

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Wesleyan, Hampshire, Brown, Duke, CUNY, Harvard, Temple.... Is there a point to this list you're trying to make?

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Also.Juilliard, university of San Francisco, Davis, mannes, Curtis, oberlin con, reed, st Andrews and road. Sarah Lawrence, and of course Vassar