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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]all 90k colleges dont make sense for all kids or all families.

first, most aren't paying anywhere near that.

we are and my kid is extremely "locked" as they say. and it's a T5 college. last night he said, I just need to not forget to find my wife! he's a freshman. he was joking (mostly) but he's all about getting into the clubs, getting the grades, doing all the activities, getting the right summer gig, making a ton of friends. I really don't think I'll be paying his rent in 4 years.

I have another son who has zero interest in some consulting or PE gig. He'd happily be a history teacher at a boarding school somewhere. Does it make sense to blow 400k on his college - he doesn't think so. It will cost us a lot, but he's looking at good schools with 20k off in merit so he'll be left over with some cash for a down payment one day. I'm good with that.

There are probably a lot more kids who would be better served with seed money for a business.

I still think most kids enjoy college. And state and regional schools is the current and the future.

Of course, this is mostly a media story. Most college students NOW are community college students who did something between HS and community college. They went back with a plan.. That's almost always worth it. [/quote]

Yep. Agreed. Good post. [/quote]

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