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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC is still deciding. They are upset because their top two schools did not give any merit, so we said they need to decide between the other schools. They have other options that we feel are good but a little less selective. Has anyone else been in a similar situation? We have two younger children and just can’t justify an extra $100k for these schools. We feel like we would have to spend the same amount on their siblings. [/quote]

Yes, I had to turn down a top school for a no-name school that gave me a ton of merit aid. It was a great choice for me, and I did very well there. In fact, I met some of my closest friends at our first job, and many of them were double ivy degreed -- in other words, we ended up in the same place. Just don't let your child believe that because his stats are higher than the average at his school that this will have anything to do with the difficulty or rigor of the work or the actual abilities of the other students at the school he chooses. College is college in the end, and he will still need to work hard to rise to the top, but being one of the big fish in a smaller pond can actually be quite helpful in getting where you want to go.[/quote]

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