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[quote=Anonymous]I found that if you can afford the $30-$40k range (all in) many private schools and SLACs will get you there. It’s if you can’t even afford that it’s a problem. My kid with very average stats will do best in a small school, and so many schools got us there. So many of these smaller schools have a lot to offer, but so many of the people here think that a) a school below T50 can has value and b) everyone who doesn’t have a 4.5+/1500+ are failures and too flawed to go to college. It says more about them than the kids. I would really hone in on what kind of environment and programs are right for your kid and go to a bunch of college fairs. We discovered a couple in college fairs that really fit the bill and my kid got “merit” that gets the bill into the $30-$40 k range, even when the sticker price was higher. That was what we had budgeted for. Think smaller schools in PA, OH, MN, VA.[/quote]
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