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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, we are here as well. She has two options we think are great. However, she is still hung up on two other schools that we ruled out because she didn’t get any merit. I think she will come around soon. [/quote]

Why why do you people let your kids apply to schools you can’t afford and have no intention of letting them attend?  It’s crappy to both your kid and other kids who didn’t get that spot and have parents who can afford it. [/quote]

I never said we couldn’t afford it; we can. However, she knew that she needed to be offered merit money to attend. She received significant merit money from other schools, including two similarly ranked ones that didn’t provide any. If we thought they were worth the additional $100,000 or she could clearly explain why they were, we would move forward. We know she will get an excellent education, be happy at these other schools, and learn a lesson about being fiscally responsible and not always getting everything you want.

I’m not sure how to respond to being “crappy” and her taking another kid’s spot. If schools were more clear about merit and the actual costs to attend, that would help significantly.

By the way, these (T40) schools are often ridiculed on DCUM, so if I had said we were paying full tuition, another person would post about how awful those schools were and why would we ever pay that much. You can’t win with this crowd. 
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