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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not use the state school option?[/quote]

A lot of middle class do it.
But the conversation with your teenager is not going to be easy.
Kid: I am so excited to be accepted to my favorite and top college in the country.
You: We can’t afford 80k a year, instead you should go to state university.
Kid : So, tell me why I was working so hard in high school?
You : Well…[/quote]

Your kid isn’t getting in to the Harvards of the world (neither is mine).  But if a/he got in, you would figure it out.  84% of students accepted to Harvard accepted a spot there this year.  There were some that chose other schools but it is unlikely that many kids got in who decided not to go because of the cost.  The data doesn’t support this. [/quote]

Not Harvard but DC was accepted to t-10 college.
And that’s the exact conversation we had.[/quote]

There are tens of thousands of kids every year who would be competitive for T20 schools and simply never apply because they already know they can’t afford it. This isn’t some new phenomenon or rare exception.  [/quote]

Nobody said it is new phenomenon.
This is about being not rich enough to be full pay, or poor enough to get financial aid.
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The only thing has changed is schools do more for poor kids than before. Not being rich enough to pay has always been a thing. [/quote]

We are fortunate enough to be full pay. I was full FA when I was in school, but back then that meant a lot of loans and work study in addition to grants. I tell my kids my one regret about that era is that there were no supports/resources for first gen kids or even an awareness of our existence, just indifference. [/quote]

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