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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents told me way back that my only option was to live at home and go to UMBC and if I wanted something more expensive, I was going to have to come up with the money myself. UMBC turned out to be an excellent school and I got so much out of my experience there. I went on to get a masters degree at a big-name school which was paid for by my employer. I have never felt that my state school degree was not good enough. I have already told my kids that UMBC or UMCP will be their likely school.

Honestly, if your kids want that big name on the resume, save it for graduate school. A masters only takes a year of full-time work (took me 3 years part-time).[/quote]
For better students, private is often CHEAPER than state schools due to the merit aid. It is a shame that your lack of understanding of these scholarships may prevent your kids from exploring best fit universities.[/quote]

Yep.  My three kids went to small privates. Our cost was just a bit more than a big public U in-state costs due to substantial merit aid. Instead of going to an in-state public, they got a small classes all four years, no TA's, great dorms, free study abroads (except for air fare) and hey, they all have jobs in their fields. My youngest son's "no name" college has one of the best cyber security programs in the country.[/quote]

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