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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Smart kids from DC do well in college.  Many kids in DC, regardless of intelligence, have the challenges that come from growing up attending inner city schools and are making up for earlier gaps.

[b]DC TAG is great, but it is not going to get you the equivalent of in state tuition.  The cost of the UCs with DC tag is around 60K/year, similar for UVA.  The cost of Pitt for my kid would have been 35K/ year between DC Tag and a small merit scholarship.
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My kid is attending a private LAC (in top 40) with decent merit for about 65K/year.

The calculation is different for different families.  [/quote]

Ok, but for OP (who sounds new at this) - and to clarify - DC TAG gives you only $10K off the sticker price.  USC (Cal) is now $92K a year so that brings it to $82K.  Pitt is now $51,432 so $41,000+.  My SLAC is $86K so $76K (and my slac doesn't give merit). Berkeley is over 70K for OOS (if you are lucky enough to get in).  I'm glad your kid got "decent" merit at a SLAC but you usually have to drop down a tier or two in prestige to get that.  My kid wasn't offered any merit until he dropped down to small SLACs you've never heard of.  So to summarize, you are far better off to move from DC to VA and go in-state than to stay in DC and rely on DC tag.[/quote]

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