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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]First you have to figure out if he has the stats to get in. Look it up on your HS scatterplot. But I personally think every high achieving VA high school student should visit UVA and W&M, and also Tech if they are interested in Engineering.

I also think you and your spouse need to have a frank discussion without your son present about whether or not you are willing to pay for somewhere like Villanova if he gets into UVA or W&M. The price difference is quite substantial and only you know if that matters to you: but don’t act like you are indifferent on cost to your child if that is not accurate.

We let our kids know that we thought UVA AND W&M were both excellent values and that if possible they should pick the one that better suited them. We were open to arguments against this, but thankfully our kids both felt drawn to one of them. [/quote][/b]

OP, the above is very sound advice.  UVA is around $40K all-in.  Some privates like USC are now $99K.  That's a $54K difference = $216K difference.  That's even greater if you don't have 100% savings to pay for this and are paying in after-tax dollars.  You andyour husband need to figure out what you can afford first, then have the Talk with your kid about affordability and expectations BEFORE you start looking at colleges.

Both of my kids went in-state VA.  We are very lucky to have such great options in VA. [/quote]

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