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[quote=Anonymous]OP, my radically different suggestion would be to not apply to any private schools that would not be substantially better than your state options.  There are hidden costs of sending your child out of the area  - besides plane or train fair if beyond a driving radius, there are hotel bills you may incurs during drop off and pick up each year, family weekend visits to campus, etc.  These can quickly add up to a few thousand dollars per year for out of area schools. My next suggestion would be - if you haven't done this already -- to invest in SAT/ACT prep to get the math score up.  Your child has a great GPA.  But at the end of the day, I would be surprised if privates that are "better" (however defined) than state options will give you enough aid to get your total bill down to 25,000 per year unless DC is very strong on standardized tests and then "undershot."  My DC was very strong on both tests and GPA and could have gotten free or near free rides at some southern schools (not sure which, but KY comes to mind., but he would have been a happier at Maryland in-state anyway.  [/quote]

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