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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Backtrack for a moment. Is everything perfect with her dream school?
Has she visited to know if she likes the vibe?
Do you have the money? It seems like a private school from your description.
Does it have a strong program in the major she wants?
Kids change a lot from 11 to 17, you want to make sure she isn't just stuck in a childhood fantasy. 
If all that checks out then I'm glad you are supportive of her goal. Prepscholar has a thing in which when you look up a school it will tell you reach, target, and safety schools that are similar which could be a useful tool to help find other schools. [/quote]
We have visited twice, once "officially" and another time we just wandered around. 
She doesn't know what she wants to major in but there a good programs in all of the things she is really interested in. 
We have a high HHI and have the [b]money set aside for full pay at a private university[/b]. 
Thanks for the tip about Prepscholar - I'll take a look at that[/quote]
[b]What even is full pay for a school these days? You can't just google the tuition and other costs, multiple times four, and call it a day.[/b] [/quote]

Why not? If you want to be nitpicky you can look up average tuition increases and factor that in, but a ballpark of $70k/year covered tuition, room, board and fees. At that level whether it was $68k or $72k wasn't that relevant.

OP, she definitely needs to expand her list. If Wellesley is her dream school, UMD isn't exactly a comparable school, nor is it a safety. Have her look at some of the other seven sisters (if a women's college is the top priority) and nescac schools (if SLAC is a priority). Holyoke and Bryn Mawr are worth a look. Maybe Conn College and Trinity for safeties (depending on her stats of course).[/quote]

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