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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would encourage them, and explain their other options. Assuming its a decent school, I would hope my kids would understand the value and opt to go the more affordable route as opposed to taking out loans for a different school.

Fwiw, I know a few families who let their kids pass up free rides (scholarships) at one school to attend another school at nearly $50k a year. Absurd if you ask me...I would not have allowed my kids to make such a silly choice.  As an example: is $50k a year at Syracuse better than free ride at the honors program at U Md? I think not. [/quote]

I'm one of those parents -- I "forced" my kid to apply for a scholarship at a school next door to his first choice school.  I allowed him to pass up the 4 year free tuition/room/board and am paying for the school next door (which he loves).  He won a merit scholarship at the school he attend, but can't quite keep the gpa where it's needed to hold on to the merit $$.  So ... I guess its okay he ended up where he is, with his grades hovering just below the needed 3.0, I'd be paying for a school he doesn't like if I'd "forced" him to go to the full-ride school.

If I could do it all over again and start a job at a good university, I would probably try to land at a place that not only offered tuition-free education but also had the arrangement with a handful of other schools. [/quote]

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