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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I should clarify that my friend don't say she would "make them" as much as she assumed at least one or two of her kids would go to her school or one of the 12 participating schools. I was just surprised that an upper middle class family who COULD save for a college of their DCs choice decides to go this route. I think it's unfair to the DC who will feel pressured to go to the "free school" instead of starting their adult life the way they deserve to. [/quote]

Wow.  So not only does snowflake "deserve" to go to college on his or her parents' dime, but also "deserves" to go to a college that is a great "fit."  Sorry, but in my book, that's not "starting their adult life."  When you are an adult, you are expected to fit YOURSELF to the situation, or find a new situation.  You don't just throw in the towel (or throw a tantrum) because you aren't in the ideal situation for you.  If I worked at a university, I would expect my kids to go there or to find their own way into another school.  I would talk to them about the fact that attending a free college that might not be a "great fit" would give them the chance to save money so they can have the flexibility to hold out for a career which IS a perfect fit, because they have no debt and some savings, rather than the opposite.

No one is entitled to a college that fits perfectly.  You are entitles only to what you can earn for yourself.[/quote]

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