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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I think you keep a quiet, rough, running tally. No matter what your eldest decides. You do not know yet what student #2 will cost you. What if #2 isn't as good a student but you still want to make sure they attend somewhere best for them? That could cost more. More than UVA or JMU, currently. It will feel very odd/likely unfair to the eldest, if they are actually the better student, if the basis of their decision needs to be to save you money.[/quote]

OP here: I agree.  We will definitely keep it fair between the kids in terms of the amount of family financial support offered. I don't want them to resent their decisions or each other!    [/quote]

I think this is wise, OP. My husband's sister resented him for life because his parents spent more money on his tuition than her tuition. I don't think she ever forgot this fact or ever let him forget it. She acted like he was the one who owed her. [/quote]
She probably feels this way because he was more privileged so she expects him to share that privilege.

But, yea, this kind of disparity can be hurtful to the kid who gets less.  Same thing happened to me.  I won't let my kids ever feel this way.[/quote]

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