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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The thread on step mom's finance's got me thinking.  My step daughter is a C student.  She has a 2.7 GPA.  She is a jr and has not taken the SATs yet.  On the other thread, people commented that my income is taken into consideration for FAFSA.  Her bio mom does not work.  My husband still fully supports their household and will continue to do so until the youngest child turns 18.  The expectation is that DH and I will pay for college.  There is no 529 set up for college.

She is looking at private colleges with high acceptance rates for C students.  These colleges will cost $40-50K/yr and are school names I've never heard of.  If I was her bio mom or her guidance counselor,  I would strongly encourage her to consider community college.  However, she feels this is beneath her.  I'm all for sending her to a public state school.  I just can't see the benefit of paying double for a private education.

So, since my income gets considered as part of the FASFA and my income will be going towards paying for her college---do I get a vote in where she goes?[/quote]

No! You knew you were going to be a stepmom when you get married. You should have run then. Don't be an Evil Step Mother. Get over yourself.[/quote]

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