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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Going to school out of state is a luxury that most people cannot afford. I have seen no difference between the successes of adults who went to school in-state vs. out-of-state. The only difference I noticed was the out-of-state folks complain a lot about paying off their student loans.

I will add that we are very lucky to live near so many high quality schools and to have so many employment opportunities in this area of the country. In other places, relocating for school and work are the only options.[/quote]

PP here with the DD who holds seven acceptances.  [b]She will not be taking out loans.[/b]  She'd like to see where else she might want to live and work.[/quote]
Because her parents are wealthy. Even if you think you're middle class, you are wealthy compared to most people. And who is paying the extra $15k to house your child on campus? Most people can't afford that and it isn't a requirement for success. I'm glad you can afford to show your daughter the world. It's nice, but hardly necessary.[/quote]

I agree, with a household income of $200K, we are wealthy.

The point is, we will pay about $3K/year more than we would have had she chosen to attend UMD.  She got in, but doesn't want to attend.  And she doesn't have to.[/quote]

That is great - congrats to your daughter for lining up so many acceptances that were affordable.  I have started looking into merit based aid for ds and I don't see a lot of top tier schools offering significant merit based aid.  Schools like Johns Hopkins and Tufts give very few merit based scholarships and these are frequently very small.  How did you find 7 colleges that were comparable to UMD CP that offered merit based aid?TIA[/quote]

Not PP but you are looking at apples and oranges. UMD is not top tier. If you look at comparably ranked schools to UMD you will find more merit aid.

It sounds like there is a divide here between people who want their kids to get a good college education at a reasonable price - in which case going to UMD and living at home is a good choice (assuming you live close enough and can provide a car for the commute), and those who are less constrained financially and are looking for a residential college experience. We chose the latter for our kids and don't regret it at all. One is OOS at another Big 10 school (one of those mentioned up thread as more selective than UMD) and there is no question that it is a very different experience than DCs high school friends are having at UMD. But different things work for different people, most of DCs friends at UMD are there because of price and it's hard to argue with that.[/quote]

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