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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Harvard. Very hard to get into but dd did, our HHI was 200K and her total cost of attendance is 23K. That includes books, room, board and transportation. I have one other in college. [/quote]

That's absurd you got that much aid for an income of $200K when you easily could have saved 8-10K a year at least while kids were out of day care if you used day care.[/quote]

I’m guessing PP didn’t make $200k 18 years ago. [/quote] we made half that 18 years ago and still managed to save for college.  [/quote]

And that’s great for your kids that they have good options and don’t need to shop around for the best aid package. We were full pay too, and my kids turned down merit aid to attend their first choice schools. But I understand that not everyone is in that position and that’s what the OP is asking about.

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I could argue that my dd going to Harvard was a result of her training in a particular area that cost the amount per year that would have been saved for college. We don't live beyond our means and we live in a 1500 SF house in a high COL area, our kids went to public schools. And, no, of course we didn't make 200K 20 years ago. Regardless, there are a lot of issues surrounding money and some people are great at saving and some people are not, and it's not for me to judge others bc it's not cut and dry. And I would also like to add that the NPC was spot on, so use those as your guide, they vary greatly for each college. Last year our other kid (who is at Columbia) did get great offers financially from Vassar and UPitt (honors college), I think the total COA was high 20s. They gave presidential scholarships etc, and Pitt offered guaranteed admissions to the grad school. [/quote]

Saying you live in a 1500 square foot house means nothing.  That is bigger than ours and you easily could have paid a lot for it. It is cut and dry.  You make choices with your money.  It’s not fair some save and sacrifice and others live in expensive houses, designer clothing and travel.  And yet those with no savings can get more. [/quote]

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