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[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?

We are not. Theoretically, we could have afforded it pretty easily. But in the absence of merit aid, it made no sense. We went in state and are thrilled with the decision.  
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