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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hardly anyone pays sticker price.[/quote]

[b]That’s just not accurate. At top 20 schools typically 50-60% of students are not receiving aid. And at the next tier it’s 40-50% (more merit aid comes into play). [/b][/quote]

[b]I've never understood why people bother to attend private colleges for schools that are outside of the top 150.  Every state has public universities that rank the same or higher.[/b]  Even families who are not paying the full sticker price of $45,000 are generally paying more than what they would pay for a similarly ranked state school  Take Virginia Wesleyan for example.  It's a non prestigious private college.  Why would anyone choose to pay for that as opposed to schools that attract similarly qualified student such as Longwood or Radford.  I just don't get it. [/quote]

[b]Part of the experience for my children was to live out of state for college. They met lots of different people and experienced a different part of the country.[[/b]/quote]

Most middle class families can't afford to spend an extra 40,000 for their kid to attend a similarly ranked school simply so they can experience living in a different state.  That's what I don't get.  With the price of college being so outrageously expensive, it's amazing to me that there are enough families able/willing to pay significantly more simply for a better experience. [/quote]

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