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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]My DD is in her junior year in a Northern Virginia high school. While I have not ruled out OOS and private options for her, I have drawn the line as follows: "You may attend any Commonwealth of Virginia college or university of your choice and you will basically have a full ride courtesy of Mom and Dad. If you choose private or OOS, then you will need to figure out how to make up the difference between the cost of in-state and cost of OOS or private." [/quote]

And this is why some smart kids (see earlier posts on kids who end up at top law schools) pick schools below their ability. Mommy & Daddy wouldn't/couldn't pay for the best school. They went for the value option. Seems to be a big trend in VA because of the hype around great in-state schools.

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This is exactly our situation.  Our son had a great GPA and excellent SAT scores, but ultimately went to a state school (which he loves, by the way) rather than a more competitive private because we couldn't afford that option.  We will be able to pay for a great grad school, but couldn't have done private undergrad as well.  This, for us, is the best of both worlds.  Excellent public undergrad (though some of the snobs here would say not "name-brand" enough!) and excellent grad school.[/quote]

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