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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess I'm middle class (HHI of $88k) and my kid goes to a Jesuit university. They give lots of aid and it brought the cost down to what it would cost to Towson in-state.

His school has a lot of wealthy kids but that's not surprising. He doesn't stand out and he knows kids just like him who got tons of aid. We weren't living in poverty but maybe we are because he got a Pell grant this year. [/quote

He has told me about how surprised he is by how many wealthy kids there are. Lots of kids talk about their monthly allowances from their parents. He said some of them have never had a job. He has a PT job and does DoorDash, etc and the other kids seem surprised by a student working. I just gave him my old car (it's still in good shape) and the other kids can't believe he has to pay for his own gas, insurance, etc. [/quote]

Does he like his college? My son has a few Jesuit colleges on his list and I’d be happy if he attended one. We are financially similar to your HHI. [/quote]

He does. I am very grateful that they have given us so much to be able to attend. So did the other Catholic schools he applied to. [/quote]

Did your son attend a Catholic high school? I have always thought many Catholic colleges prefer those graduates for admission and I wonder if there aren’t additional funds for kids coming from Catholic high schools. [/quote]

New poster here. My son was offered a merit and grant package from Scranton to bring annual cost to 34k two years ago. He was a public school graduate. It wasn’t their most generous merit scholarship, but his grades were not high enough for the top tier merit scholarships. [/quote]

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