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[quote=Anonymous]I think you should let her pick her expensive, private college if that's where she wants to go, and if you and DH can afford it.   If you are already paying for private HS, then I think you should be on-board for her to go to private college.  In my experience, people without money choose the CC route, and people with money go the small, expensive private route, when dealing with low grades.  I would think her private school friends might be going to private colleges, too.  I just think she has been set up for this and you can't turn around and go the public route now.  I say this having gone to public school and then George Mason University for college, no regrets, but my high school cohort was looking at similarly priced schools, I just think it would be different in her shoes being at a private school.  You can try talking to your DH about it, but if he, the bio Mom, the daughter, and the school are all pointing towards the private college, your opinion won't sway anyone.

However, I think you can talk to DH about stipulating a minimum GPA in exchange for tuition.  If she can't keep up a 3.0, for instance, then she needs to get a loan and work during the summers to pay for school.  Once her GPA is back to a 3.0, you can continue to pay.

I think you should support her, and give her a chance to prove herself once she is (sort of) on her own in college.  [/quote]

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