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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't limit DD's college applications except that the school had to be accessible by public transportation and in the continental USA.
Now I'm looking at her choosing the absolute priciest school after merit and the farthest state...
I'm starting to wonder if I should have set stricter limits for the sake of my sanity
 :cry:  :cry: 
The school NPC says I'll never get any need based aid[/quote]

My DD got into a very prestigious school (NE SLAC), but she's going to our state U. Why? Price, of course. We don't qualify for financial aid. We tried, filled out the FAFSA, the CSS profile, nada. But our finances are precarious, and we cannot afford to take out a mortgage or spend a chunk of our savings to send DD to the college of her dreams. There have been some tears, some unhappiness, some whining, but we explained very clearly to DD what's at stake, told her we aren't going to risk our financial future when she's got a fabulous state U to attend. The distance wasn't a factor at all. We would have sent her off to the West Coast if she'd gotten a free ride somewhere, but she didn't want to go that far, and she didn't get a free ride anywhere.

OP, you need not send your child to the college she wants to go to just because that's what she wants! It's outrageous that parents take out loans and their kids take out loans and they empty their bank accounts just so their darling gets to go to a highly selective and prestigious school. Not going to happen in our family. We have three more kids to put through college. They are lucky we can pay for them to go to our state U, and lucky our state U is as good as it is.

+1 well stated.

Oh, and DH and I both attended highly selective SLACS! We want that great education and college experience for our kids, but no way do we think it's worth the current price tag. Back in our day, it was expensive, but within reach of the middle class. Now it's only for the rich and for those who qualify for financial aid. If you're in the middle, well, in-state tuition is the only affordable option. [/quote][/quote]

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