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Have her sit down and go over the numbers.  [b]Sweeten the pot to go to Tech.  trips, car, help in grad school[/b].........

My nephew was in a similar predicament last year between UConn and Syracuse.  To make matters “worse”, UConn admitted him to the Honors program and gave him a 75% tuition scholarship.  The difference in cost was $50k a year.  My sister and her DH pointed out that there would be much more money for extras at UConn (he wanted to do a semester abroad in Italy).  He chose UConn and is mostly happy with his choice.  He can do the skiing club because there is money.  He can do a 10 day trip to Scotland and England in the spring because there is money.  He will get a car when he moves off campus because there is money available.  Plus, his parents will help more in grad school (not so much tuition as that should be paid but extras like continuing to pay for phone and car insurance). And he will graduate without loans.

WIth a 4.2 your DD is smart, she should be able to figure it out whenthe cards are on the table. 
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Don't do this (or at least don't present it as a bribe, present it as opportunity-cost). You want your DD to make an informed choice about college. That means explaining to her what your financial constraints and/or criteria are. If you don't think BC is worth the sacrifices it would take to afford it, that's a totally reasonable position. Just tell her that. If she disagrees, she can take out the loans and accept the consequences.

Picking a college is the first adult decision that many people make. Let your DD make it, but help her by laying all the info on the table.[/quote]

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