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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The people congratulating themselves for sacrificing while judging others without knowing anything about their circumstances is cracking me up. OK you love your kids more than we do because you drove the same car for 10 years.

Here's what the sanctimonious self-sacrificing crowd doesn't get. There are those of us who think that YOU'RE foolish to pay 85K per year for college. It doesn't make financial sense in most cases. You're obsessed with the "best" schools when most research shows that kids going to good publics do just as well. So there are those of us who think, unless you're wealthy, it's foolish to save for 85K a year when you can get the [b]same quality[/b] for 40K per year. We're not as into prestige and we're certainly not paying for it. So just know as you're judging us, we're also looking at your values with some critical questions....

Sorry for my tone, but the judgment assuming those who haven't saved for 85K per year are just selfishly splurging.... it's so far from how many of us approach this.[/quote]

Depends on how one defines Quality. Very subjective. You do you PP. Many of us liked the options that were available to our DC's because we did save, Mine had their pick of college - perfect size, location, direct admit, flexibility to change majors, taught by professors not TA's, strong and proactive alumni network that provided mentoring and opportunities, tons of student resources including wide selection of courses each semester so didn't have to stress about scheduling or sequencing of classes, ability to double major and or minor in anything. That was our definition of quality. YMMV.
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