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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those who are currently in the middle of this (kids applying to colleges/ financial aid or with current college students), tell me your thoughts.  DH is a gov employee (makes about $175,000), and I started out as a biglaw attorney but then significantly downshifted to a legal writing role for lower pay ($50,000) for many years while my kids were young.  I've gone back to biglaw as college comes closer (first kid will go in 2 years) to rack up our savings.  If we keep grinding, we could have enough to send both kids to any school they choose.  However, I HATE my job, and it costs me quality time with my family.  I've begun wondering if we'd stayed in a much lower income bracket ($225,000 combined income vs. $500,000+), if we may have qualified for aid at some of these more expensive private schools that are now offering essentially to give aid up to a family's demonstrated need.  Am I wrong in second guessing? [b]Is $225,000 still too much to actually garner any aid?[/b] If we'd gone that route, we would have had essentially no savings aside from $150,000 per kid in 529 accounts and our retirement savings.  I'm just dreaming of my old job and the better balance it gave me with family and worrying I gave up that life for essentially no benefit.[/quote]
It depends on your “other” assets. We have a HHI less than half of that $225K and received no financial aid. [/quote]

This is your answer. [/quote]

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