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[quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I was a first generation college attendee on heavy financial aid at a need blind T5. My main source of discretionary funds was my dad's death benefit check from SSA. My aid package covered room and board. Used meal plan 2 years then cooked with dorm friends 2 years.

Sure there were rich kids. UMC kids from New York, an heiress from Hawaii, an heiress from Delaware. I learned some lasting social refinements from them that came in handy later (eg tasteful jewelry, wine by the case is a better value). I never felt less than. But they had manners!

Maybe OP's kid was surrounded by a community of strivers, new rich, boasters, status conscious families. Maybe OP's kid felt he kept up  at home. But college it was a whole new level. The wealthiest are probably not boastful but I bet the new money crowd is. And he feels poorer than full ride kids over Starbucks. (He disregards the expensive medical, dental care he has access to because Starbucks cups are in his face.)

Kid has frog in big money pond angst. He either comes to terms with it or goes to a smaller pond. And he should write about his thinking and choices so he cal look at it in 4 years and talk to his kids about it in 20.[/quote]

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