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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here- Indiana is an interesting one. I agree that Kelly has a great reputation, but she only got $8000 merit which might make it considerably more than some of the other schools. She has also expressed interest in real estate which would be a better fit in Wisconsin's business school.

For that reason, I am trying to get an overall feel of paying more for an out-of-state flagship vs Towson specifically. Once merit comes out at all of the different schools, we will help her narrow it down- she got into so many great options that it's almost an embarrassment of riches- except of course UMD.

Do students leaving Towson's business school have good career options? Or would really any flagship offer better options?[/quote]

I don’t get it. Do you want peoples input and then they give it to you and then you’re fighting them on it.[/quote]

Sorry, you’re right. I guess I was writing to settle an argument with DH about in-state option vs out-of-state rather than focusing too much on the actual schools (although we can take a $12000 extra hit annually, $20000 would be way harder so we are not planning on having her commit anywhere until we see the actual financial papers. Due to Indiana’s lower merit, it might take that school out of contention, even if it has the best ROI).
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NP. She already knows she's been accepted to other schools she has clearly told you she prefers to Towson.

She also knows you can pay for OOS up to a point.

You do realize that if any of the other schools, or maybe several, are options at just $12,000 more/year (AND the FA packages are acceptable), but you push her into Towson, she may develop a serious case of "I could have gone to X but my parents made me go here instead"? That's a recipe for her to dislike, and possibly not care as much about working hard during, her college career. Tell your DH to push Towson only if he's ready to deal with a student who might spend four years resentful about her parents pushing the one place she had clearly said she didn't want. And yes, "embarrassing" is an OK reason at this point for her to want to leave the state. Consder--as an earlier PP rightly noted -- the actual "fit" of schools. If Towson is the wrong fit, the $$ you save, especially if you could have swung the costs of another school,  will come at a high cost in her relationship with you, and possibly her relationship to academics while she's there. [/quote]

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