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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We should be angry at the cost of state schools, not privates. And I know someone will come on here and say “UMD is only $11k” (conveniently ignoring the cost of room and board) which is a ridiculous answer considering 
1-Some qualified kids still can’t afford that amount per year in tuition 
2-If they are going to live nearby CP, rent costs money
3-Don’t suggest a kid live at home and commute 45+ minutes per day if that is not an option you’d find acceptable for YOUR OWN kid. If that was such an amazing option everyone would do it. You can’t boast the benefits of living in a dorm (and make fun of directional “commuter” schools) and then say that THOSE kids should commute because it’s so great, but but not my kid! [/quote]
UMD does offer merit based aid to many high achieving students 
If I remember the data from the most recent CDS from 2019 of the 4700 freshmen around 1800 got need based aid (Scholarships and grants not loans) averaging $11000 and 1000 got merit based aid averaging $7000. There was a little overlap - 200 students got both need and merit based aid. So in addition to being very reasonably priced, around 2/3 of UMD students get very generous need based and merit aid. [/quote]
In addition community college is now Free for many families in Maryland. So you can complete two years of college for free then transfer (guaranteed admission with a 3.0 GPA) toUMD College park for the last two years. If that is still too expensive you could go to UMD at Shady Grove while you live at home. So you could get a degree from UMD for a total cost of $22k for 4 years of college. It is an amazing deal [/quote]

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