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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm realizing that the top 50 or so schools are all about $80K+ and none of them offer merit aid, outside of maybe CWRU. 
The rest have 20-50 full-ride scholarships for their most elite students but that's pretty much it for merit aid. 
Then of course there is UVA and W&M which are instate.  And UMD which is ranked just above 50. 
We've in DC so none of these in-states are particularly relevant.

So all this constant chatter about this or that top50 school----are you all paying the $80K/+year sticker price(s)?

College is around the corner for us and I'm realizing that yes indeed, they're all about that much.  Guess I knew that in theory but it's another thing 
entirely to think "huh, they're asking $360K for undergrad.  Are we really going to pay it?"
Sobering. 
Are people really paying it? 
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[b]If all you care about is top 50 and cost[/b]…there are options.  GA Tech is $50k OOS (total cost) so $40k for you with DC TAG. UMD is top ranked for a number of programs, so that’s $57k OOS (again deduct $10k).  UVA is unfortunately quite expensive OOS…$87k for engineering and business (o think like $77k for other majors), but W&M is cheaper.[/quote]

OP here.  Just used "top50" because about 90% of threads on here are about top50 schools and there are literally threads (or responses within threads) putting down schools outside of these. 
I have kids with the grades and we have savings but it's just another level entirely to say, "ok, we are spending $90K for freshman year".

Considering a 14 week fall semester, that is [b]$3400/week for college.  [/b]

That is something.  
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