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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just make sure your kid doesn't apply to schools that don't offer merit aid.  This is most top50 schools.

You'd be surprised at how many people here have $90k/year for any school so your kids' friends will be applying to all of them without a second thought.  [/quote]

This. I'll never forget talking with a friend about where our kids were applying, and she got a concerned look on her face when I named the schools on DS's list. She said, "I feel like you aren't aiming high enough for Larlo." (He was an excellent student.) I said, "We're aiming for schools we can afford," and it was like it had never occurred to her that 2 government employees might not be able to swing $70k/year for 2 kids. [/quote]

Two government employees can make 150-450k a year.  You can pay for state college with that.  [/quote]

Well exactly. And that's what we did. Our kids didn't apply to any of the top private schools (which is what my friend meant about not aiming high enough).[/quote]

I don't care about school ratings.  I care about what we can afford and good fit.[/quote]

It sounds like we are in violent agreement. [/quote]

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