I feel like I failed my kids
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Anonymous
| OP - why didn’t you save a little? Is that income level fairly recent? I guess I am surprised because while most people at that income level do not have the full cost of college covered, they usually have something. If you have $20K a year or something saved, you can look into what you can cash flow. If you don’t, stick with state schools. |
Anonymous
| Your child shouldn't even be looking at schools you can't afford. Tell them to look instate only. Many of DC's friends were told this. They are at state schools. We have excellent state schools. Do this and move on. |
Anonymous
| OP, don’t allow your kid to apply to Ivy or Ivy+ if you can’t afford it. In state only. |
Anonymous
Nothing. We are spoiled rotten in VA. |
Anonymous
+1 I’m not seeing the problem here. |
Anonymous
| Understandable at 275k feds with 3 kids. They will likely have to go to in-state public, or else pick an SREB program for in-state tuition out of state. |
Anonymous
| what major is she thinking of |
Anonymous
| Really really loved William and Mary but the tuition didn’t make sense for us, being OOS. Virginia families are lucky! |
Anonymous
Right? This isn't Kansas or something. Three great options. |
Anonymous
Knew one girl last year who was split between UofFlorida and W&M. Chose Florida bc of financials. She was in-state in Maryland. |
Anonymous
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You prepared your kids.
A no-cost Ivy education is never guaranteed and shouldn't be considered commensurate with a *current* 270k income (surely built upon over the years). There are fantastic in-state opportunities. You set them up for a successful path that's within their reach. Case closed. |
Anonymous
No, its not understandable. You save, spend less. |
Anonymous
In NOVA with 3 kids on 270k HHI? maybe if parents helped out with home purchase, private school, etc. oh brother. 270k HHI is almost poor here without family money. |
Anonymous
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US military academies. They will have a several year commitment after their free college.
The military is looking for smart officers. ROTC is also worth looking into. |
Anonymous
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My neighbor was a public high school teacher. He took a second job at Target and worked at Target 30 hours a week in addition to his teaching job to pay for his daughter's Mt Holyoke College.
He liked working at Target. |