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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would never in a million years pay anywhere near full price for a second or third tier private school, especially being Virginia residents, and would only pay for first tier if we were talking top ten or better.  No Vanderbilts, Northwesterns, Notre Dames, Wash Us or Emorys over UVA—no way no how—no bullshit liberal arts college over William & Mary, no middling private over JMU, etc.

If I were OP I’d offer exactly what she’s proposing and hope the kid accepts.  And I wouldn’t think twice about the first kid.  As she said, he wouldn’t have gone for it anyway.  [/quote]

Northwestern is a top ten school now.  I was willing to pay for any top 20 to 30 school (lowest would be Georgetown) or WASP, but I truly believe that you need meet your kid where they are at.  I know too many kids who went to our nearby state school only to graduate in 5 or 6 years and then move back home.  State schools require a kid who is self-motivated and on top of their stuff.  Smaller colleges have more supports and advising.[/quote]

Easy for Virginia (or Michigan or California or North Carolina or Florida or Texas) parents to say public or Ivy/Ivy+ and nothing in between. What if you were from a state that didn’t have a flagship that’s on par with UVA or a public mid-size alternative like William and Mary?[/quote]

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