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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't pay $50k/year for a horrible student to attend a no-name college.  She should take out loans and Papa can pay them off if she gets A's and B's. Otherwise, she will have to figure out how to pay off her loans on her own.  If she can't get good grades in high school, I don't see her doing all that well in college.  [/quote]

OP here---want to come to dinner tonight???

Yes, we can afford it.  But I'm having a hard time understanding why it is worth it.  What does one get with a no name degree that you can't get from a CC with a transfer to a state school?  I agree with the PP above....she hasn't demonstrated an ability to get good grades on her own thus far...what is going to change when she gets to college?

Are there independent college counselors?  [i][b]My kids are in preschool[/b], so I don't pay that much attention to the college forums.[/i]  I know she has a guidance counselor at school.  He's the person that recommended the private schools that she's looking at.  What would an independent counselor do?[/quote]

It sounds like you would prefer it if your two, or is it three, stepchildren would attend less expensive private schools (done at $12K/year) and colleges.  I hope for your sake that DH's oldest son does not ask dad for help with graduate school.  That way, you will have the money to send your own children to one of the Big 3.  Your many posts reflects a disdain and annoyance with DH having to support his first wife and children, though he clearly has the money to do so.  However, I can understand that you would prefer to use that money to pay for an exceptional education for your own kids, a beautiful house, vacations to Europe, luxury cars -- who wouldn't, I totally get it, I really do.  Just please be honest with yourself about your true, perhaps selfish, motivations regarding DD's college education.[/quote]

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