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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Townson is in state and if you live in Maryland a way shorter commute to pick up and drop off kid.

If price a issue and want to stay close look at Loyola my daughters good friend has medical issues where she needs to see a doctor a lot and lives in Bethesda. She wanted a school not that far away she could live on campus and her budget was only the MD in state rate. That was what her parents agreed to pay.

She was suprised when she got accepted to both Towson and Loyola that with merit aid Loyola tuition was lower than Towson. She also applied JMU but even with merit aid it could not beat Loyola offering below in state tuition.

So on the second tier schools Loyola for folks wanting to stay close is a great option. She did not want to apply, but my older daughter got a 100k merit offer from their (25 a year four years) and when we talked to school cause on fence they liked my daughter and threw in an extra 1K a year and said that was it. So 104K off tuition! She still turned it down the stinker.  [/quote]
My DC is looking at Loyola, too, but even with $25k/yr merit, it's much more expensive than Towson, though cheaper than GMU oos without merit.  The current COA for Loyola is knocking on $80k/.

Loyola is also so different from the other two. It's a tiny college.[/quote]

My older kid wants a big school so we ruled out Loyola. Also he is not interested in a business/accounting degree which are Loyola and Towson strengths. But my younger kid will definitely be considering these two schools.[/quote]

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