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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]doom and gloom?

If you have plenty of $ for college, no need to respond here.

Donut hole single mom here (dad exists but is not contributing) with a dc who wants to ED a private college. It is a good school (not Ivy or T10 but we are comfortable with it- and no I’m not naming it) and we are essentially assured admission if dc does ED (a coach referral) with some merit.

Dc has no particular major in mind right now.

I’m so worried about spending a bunch of $ for dc to flounder and to get out to a crappy job market with a useless degree.  I think AI will take away many entry level jobs that used to be the way young adults gained experience.

I myself graduated into a crappy job market from a top SLAC and felt like I had to go to grad school. I will not have any money left to help my dc if that happens.

Thoughts? Anyone else feeling this way? [/quote]

if it is a T25 private or T10-15 SLAC your kid should be ok however please do your due diligence and have an honest assessment of how he or she stacks up compared to an average kid there. Athlete boost can be small or huge: if the kid is not likely to be academically at least average there, it will be hard for them to compete for GPA. More and more college class rigor (courses, major or both) will matter, as will LORs. We are already hearing that from family members who are involved with screening and hiring. He or she cannot just rely on being an athlete to open doors. The only below-average students that seem to get into law, med, top jobs are at the ivy/T10. Below average at even slightly lower ranked T25-T40 is a big drop off in opportunity compared to being above average/standouts at the same places. [/quote]

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