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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD got in to Northwestern and she is over the moon.

If we continue to save $1K a month, we should only be $35K short for the 4 years of tuition.

Still it's SO MUCH $! Am I the only one that feels this way?  My DD has brought it up more than once to me.  I tend to be okay about money issues.  Just want to make sure I am not missing anything.

TIA [/quote]

I have not read this thread, but I wanted to put in my two cents. I went through this with two older kids, and my younger kids will be applying for college in a few years.

Our older kids are doing great. Both are straight A students. One just got into highly selective grad schools. Both have been very happy at their state schools.

They were not happy when we said no to Northwestern, Haverford, Pomona, Bowdoin etc. because of the cost (we didn't qualify for FA at any of these schools).

To be frank: These private colleges are NOT WORTH THE $$$. No way. My kids are having a great experience at state schools. The younger kids are going to state schools too.

And, DH and I both went to elite private colleges. They were much cheaper in those days, affordable to the middle class. Now, no way. Not for us. [/quote]

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