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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I totally disagree that DS#2 should get the money. School is what it is and when all grad schools are over then split the leftover equally or pass down for grandchildren. Kids should never have been brought into the funding discussion unless there was a certain cost that could not have been supported. And I say this as a person whose parents paid for my sister #1 law school and sister #2 medical school. In any event, nice problem to have! [/quote]

So you’re saying hard work don’t matter?  It is extremely hard to get an athletic scholarship.[/quote]

Well if you are keeping tabs, there is a good change the parents forked out a ton of $$$ for the sports over the years.  Healthy parents don't keep tabs, we provide for each kid as needed within our family budget.  One of my kids cost us a ton in ES/MS and early HS with tutoring for their learning disability. Paid OOP for two full neuropsychological evaluations.  Kid had 2 phases of braces.  Kid only cost ~$40K/year for college.

2nd kid did not need any tutoring or assistance, but did intensive dance for 10 years---by MS we were spending $10K+/year.  Kid only had 1 phase of braces for 13 months---half the cost of the older kid.  Their college is $80K+/year.  
Both will have their education paid for, both will have assistance for grad school if/when they want to go.  No, the money is not the kid's to just have.  each kid is an individual and we provide for each as needed at various times in their life. [/quote]

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