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[quote=Anonymous]OP, my parents were the same, adjusted for inflation.  My mom didn't go to college (her parents didn't think college was for women) and my dad paid for a state flagship with his summer earnings.  He told me I could pay for college with my summer job just like he did.  I tried to show him that there was no way and that math doesn't work and he shrugged.  They also didn't tell me they wouldn't help me go to college until March of my senior year.  By then I was already accepted to a T20 with a merit scholarship, but it wasn't enough for me to afford it on my own.  My in state options were too expensive for me without parental help too.  I ended up at my tier 4 safety school on a large scholarship.  My parents did have to help a little freshman year, but my dad refused to help after that so I had to aggressively apply for more scholarships and tearfully plead my case at the financial aid office.  I ended up at a top grad school option and am successful so it is fine, but I would have had more options and less stress if they'd supported me.

I will say my parents were just really selfish.  The same year they refused to help with my college they took the whole family for a 10 day ski vacation at Telluride.  
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