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DC was accepted to a T10, her dream school, but we ended up with little financial aid. We would have to pay about 60k per year. DC can go to UMD CP for at least a third of that and will likely have other lower cost options  at less competitive schools. DC is in the arts but otherwise undecided. She may pursue arts or museum work down the line.

We are in our early fifties with relatively low retirement savings (300k). We have a down payment saved up for a house (about 250k). No other debt or money. We live in the DC area. We rent a small house.

HHI is now about 200k, in public service careers. It took us a while to get to this level.  No inheritances or major increases in salary expected.

She is our only.  We want to set her up as well as possible, especially since she is leaning towards a soft major. We want her to have the benefits of a strong degree down the line. We are struggling with whether to pay for the T10. We don’t want her taking on the debt. But we know retirement needs to be our priority. 
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State. It matters less where she goes to undergraduate school than where she goes to graduate school. [/quote]

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