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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The rude poster/troll will get a wakeup call when her future 12th grader with perfect stats is crushed when she doesn't make the cut at UVA or W&M after doing everything right, those perfect stats aren't enough get significant merit at private colleges, and FAFSA believes you can afford $70K a year in tuition on a below-DCUM-average HHI.

We in VA are SO lucky to have so many great in-state options. I know kids who have happily chosen CNU over UVA, UMW over W&M, and JMU over VT. [/quote]

While I agree with your last paragraph, your first is not my family's experience at all. Sure, it seems like a crap shoot getting into UVA or W&M from NOVA when your kid has excelled in HS, taken a gazillion AP classes, excellent test scores & extracurriculars but there is significant merit aid at excellent colleges for students with that background -  you just have to apply to private colleges strategically and to those that actually offer it. My three DCs fit in that category and we've paid the equivalent of in state tuition for all of them at their private colleges.[/quote]

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