Paying public tuition after private tution

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just finished paying for our youngest who was at a VA state school with merit. This after our oldest went to a T10 private full pay. You're not kidding about the difference! And agree if it had been the reverse order, I"m not sure I could have handled it. lol

Can you reveal which state school gave your child merit? Am wondering if it was VCU, ODU, GMU?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of you are such massive trolls, obsessing over whether OP’s school is truly “top” or not rather than the actual point, which is that it’s a relief paying public school tuition after years of paying private K-12.

Not trolling. OP made a point of saying it's a top school. So her "actual point" was that she is paying so little not for any public but for a top one. She opened the door.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some of you are such massive trolls, obsessing over whether OP’s school is truly “top” or not rather than the actual point, which is that it’s a relief paying public school tuition after years of paying private K-12.

Not trolling. OP made a point of saying it's a top school. So her "actual point" was that she is paying so little not for any public but for a top one. She opened the door.

And then it was pointed out to you that many top publics cost an amount in this range and you continued to dwell on OP’s kid’s school specifically.

So, yeah, trolling.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here.

The public is not UMD. And I am comparing paying tuition at a public u vs tuition at a private u. Not k-12. And the tuition includes fees. The only payment I wasn't including was living/food because the situations are different.

That said, I can totally see the value in going to private k-12 whether the student goes to public or private u. Not sure why that matters.

OP, there is ZERO reason why you can't just name the school. Your kid isn't the only one there. You're at no risk of outing yourself. The refusal of posters on this board to provide even the most basic information out of fear of being outed makes posts like yours worthless.

Not OP but why do you care? You can look up tuition and fees for any of these schools in five seconds on Google.

The post was about how nice it is to pay public university tuition after paying so many years of private school. Which public university that is specifically for OP is irrelevant. You can find all of their price tags with almost no effort, it’s not like it’s unverifiable.

The post specifically said "top" public. It's helpful to know what's considered "top." OP's definition may differ from reality.

So, you admittedly wanted to know so you could possibly attack what he considers a "top" public? And you wonder why they don't want to disclose it? OK

OP here - I am a she!

I didn't name the schools because the 2 schools together could be identifiable. I included top in my op to signal that is is not a directional school (or whatever term DCUM uses to disparage publics) and the educational opportunities there are world class.

All that said, yes, my post was about the general feeling of paying so little after paying so much. It really hit home. Who is to say what the outcomes will be but both kids are very pleased with their situations.

OP - you can only name the public school. The private is irrelevant.

[Anonymous]

In my head they were both relevant because the public is ranked higher.

Anyhoo, I am glad others get my drift. My sibling is in the reverse situation, which makes the private seem that much more.

- OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my head they were both relevant because the public is ranked higher.

Anyhoo, I am glad others get my drift. My sibling is in the reverse situation, which makes the private seem that much more.

- OP

so clearly not a top school or you'd name it by now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My god.

I just paid the tuition for my college freshman's fall semester at his (top) public. It was just shy of 6k. This feels like pennies after what I have been paying for my oldest's tuition per semester at their private (just shy of 35k.) It is shocking now that it is real. And I am glad the situation was not reversed.

But if the situation were reversed you would have paid $0 for many more years and probably could have afforded private no problem for 4 years. I don't get the I am glad the situation was not reversed comment.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In my head they were both relevant because the public is ranked higher.

Anyhoo, I am glad others get my drift. My sibling is in the reverse situation, which makes the private seem that much more.

- OP

so clearly not a top school or you'd name it by now

It is. I just refuse to be forced to. You can take my original post at face value or not. I do not care. I do regret not being more clear in my OP that I was referring to 2 different college tuitions because people are still posting assuming I was talking about pk-12 tuition.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In my head they were both relevant because the public is ranked higher.

Anyhoo, I am glad others get my drift. My sibling is in the reverse situation, which makes the private seem that much more.

- OP

so clearly not a top school or you'd name it by now

Imagine being such an insecure troll that you’re this triggered by someone saying their kid goes to a top public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Quite frankly, what is the point of spending all that money on private just to join the rest of the plebe in a public….

This is funny…..but true….I guess it depends on the level of the Private k-12 that your kid went to.
AT our school, parents would rather be caught stealing than have their kids attend a State school, regardless of how well ranked they might be.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my head they were both relevant because the public is ranked higher.

Anyhoo, I am glad others get my drift. My sibling is in the reverse situation, which makes the private seem that much more.

- OP

so clearly not a top school or you'd name it by now

Imagine being such an insecure troll that you’re this triggered by someone saying their kid goes to a top public.

I feel like pretending I'm the OP and saying Kentucky (random) just so I can watch this poster lose their mind. lol

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Quite frankly, what is the point of spending all that money on private just to join the rest of the plebe in a public….

This is funny…..but true….I guess it depends on the level of the Private k-12 that your kid went to.
AT our school, parents would rather be caught stealing than have their kids attend a State school, regardless of how well ranked they might be.

This is so pathetically funny. So many truly insecure parents.
NP

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Quite frankly, what is the point of spending all that money on private just to join the rest of the plebe in a public….

This is funny…..but true….I guess it depends on the level of the Private k-12 that your kid went to.
AT our school, parents would rather be caught stealing than have their kids attend a State school, regardless of how well ranked they might be.

This is so pathetically funny. So many truly insecure parents.
NP

I dont disagree. It is pathetic, but sadly true. These parents at our kid’s school would rather see their kid at a place like Tulane than Michigan…..oh well…

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Quite frankly, what is the point of spending all that money on private just to join the rest of the plebe in a public….

This is funny…..but true….I guess it depends on the level of the Private k-12 that your kid went to.
AT our school, parents would rather be caught stealing than have their kids attend a State school, regardless of how well ranked they might be.

This is so pathetically funny. So many truly insecure parents.
NP

I dont disagree. It is pathetic, but sadly true. These parents at our kid’s school would rather see their kid at a place like Tulane than Michigan…..oh well…

Truly crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my head they were both relevant because the public is ranked higher.

Anyhoo, I am glad others get my drift. My sibling is in the reverse situation, which makes the private seem that much more.

- OP

so clearly not a top school or you'd name it by now

Imagine being such an insecure troll that you’re this triggered by someone saying their kid goes to a top public.

My kids went to a top public lol