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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]$300k is not middle income.

You should have been able to put some aside in 529s over the past 18 years to make everything doable [/quote]

They weren't making $300K 20 years ago.

But they can get loans.

Or just not buy a luxury college. They made it to upper middle class, so they don't need a college to help their kids break into it. [/quote]

Kinda crazy to me that the debate seems to be “we, as parents must full pay or they can not go”. Like, what do you think most families who don’t even make 90k a year and who’s kids were good students but not “perfect students” do? Probably not a whole lot of merit aid goes to them, not really even much of a chance to be admitted a top private college, don’t have any hooks. They:

Apply for scholarships.
or
Take out loans.

If going to a 90k per year private is that important to you and your kids. And you don’t want them to have any debt, I’m sure with a 300k hhi you would qualify for private loans, and parent plus loans. [/quote]

You don’t understand, Larla is really special and smart and DESERVES the best, especially if someone else (definitely not me) is paying.

Why should kids whose parents make 1/10 what I make get all the financial aid?

I can afford the best cars and hotels and restaurants and houses, and I treat myself to all of those, so why can’t I afford the best college too? This is very unfair!!!!!

Larla didn’t work so hard and I didn’t pay for endless tutors and travel sports and counselors for her to go to a PUBLIC university (everyone is from my state, gross!) or the 56th best Liberal Arts school.

She’s definitely going to be on the Supreme Court or run a Hedge Fund or be Bain’s top recruit and you can’t do any of those things without an Ivy degree in Computer Science or Engineering. She deserves the best opportunities.

I shouldn’t have to save or take out loans, adjust the Pell Grant Charts so middle class people making $450k a year get some too.

I’m not asking for a lot, I just want to pay the cost of Christopher Newport University for Middlebury (which is inferior to Yale anyway).

I am a very important GS-15 who went to top schools (Northeastern and Northwestern) and I promise to donate $500 annually to the building fund (not financial aid) for at least three years after Larla graduates. I’m a donor! Also my great great great grand uncle went to Dartmouth but didn’t finish so Larla is a legacy.

Would it help to include a letter of recommendation from Pete Buttigieg (never met Larla but he’s heard nice things)?[/quote]

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