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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Decide beforehand what you as a family can afford.  My old SLAC is not $65K a year not including airfare and definitely not worth it.  How many kids do you have?  What can you afford after taxes?  A lot of these smaller liberal colleges, IMHO, are just not worth the excessive fees.  Please don't dangle a carrot in front of DC if you can't afford full freight for 4-5 years (a lot of kids are now taking 5 years to comoplete).[/quote]

Curious what SLAC are you referencing?   Which did you attend?  We are interested in the SLACs but we are hearing what you said from others as well   Perhaps we just go Virginia and let the chips fall where they may. [/quote]

West coast but after having toured many on the east coast, I have to say many SLACs or LACs just aren't worth the $65K a year.  Period.   We're aiming for VA universities since we live there.  $9500 for tuition for multiple kids can allow for savings for grad school later.  $65K a year for multiple kids won't.[/quote]

How do you define "worth it"?  What convinced you that the schools you visited didn't meet that standard?  What convinces you that "many" other SLACs don't meet that standard?  What kind of research have you done besides touring campuses?

Obviously, there are some great schools in Virginia, including Wm & Mary, but is there any basis at all for your rather broad and unsubstantiated conclusion other than your family's financial situation?   [/quote]

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