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[quote=Anonymous]19:11 I really relate.  Thanks 19:10 but I have to give all credit to DC.  I am 19:03.  We didn't even try to apply to UVA because the stats are bewildering.  But remember you can always go to NOVA or other VA schools and transfer to UVA if that is really where your heart is providing you meet certain criteria which I haven't memorized.

But, for the OP question about the move to VA to obtain in-state pricing, here it is, just for GMU:

Tuition VA in-state   $9,420 + $5500 (double*) room and + $2800 board = $18,810 per annum

Tuition VA out-of-state   $27,564 + 5500 + 3000 Board = $36,014 per annum.

In sharp contrast, tuition at my small so-so liberal arts college is now $60,000 per annum. x 4 years = $240,000 not including airfare and hassle.

So 18:50 is right on the money.  Private college is just unsustainable for many families now.  Especially when you consider that you are mailing off after-tax dollars to these schools. In other words, you have to go and make an additional $100-$120,000 a year just to send one child off to a $60,000 a year private school for one year.  And we aren't even talking about grad school or the other children following DD still in private high school.

Interestingly I was just now on the GMU website and learned that GMU is 29% less expensive than the other Virginia state colleges and universities.  That was news to me - I thought they were all priced the same - but since we only applied to GMU Early Action, I hadn't been paying attention

Hope that was helpful.

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* You can also choose a single, which is more expensive, or a triple or a quad, which are less expensive than this figure.  You can also pick varying meals plans too, off course

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