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[quote=Anonymous]Amherst is extraordinarily generous with financial aid and also recruits heavily from a lot of different income levels with things like all expenses paid visits for lower income kids to visit campus (or at least they used to do that—I doubt they e cut that program).  I was middle class (real middle class not DCUM middle class) and they covered the vast majority of my tuition.   I got into 9 schools and even though they all supposedly were using the same Fafsa need info, Amherst came out more generous than any of the other schools (other than my instate public).  It was cheaper than going to UVA out of state.

But one of my good friends from Amherst’s kid turned down her admit in favor of a state public, largely for cost reasons.  I think she did get some aid but it still didn’t justify the cost.

It also doesn’t surprise me that Amherst is expensive since the campus and grounds are drop dead gorgeous with incredibly fancy facilities, and they have really top notch professors and pay them absolutely top salaries to move to western Massachusetts where their spouses will have few employment options.  Years ago I saw the average rates for Amherst professors and they were really very good.

My kid isn’t applying but for the right kid it’s a great school. And really pretty much all those privates are in the same ballpark for price.[/quote]

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