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[quote=Anonymous]But how likely is that to happen?

Most kids, even bright kids, aren't going to land sizeable scholarships at a "good" university.

Nor would I encourage kids to take out large loans when they can go in-state paid for by parents or with far less debt. I wouldn't think highly of a kid who took out large debts when he had a decent in-state option available.

Given how expensive  college is these days, I'm sympathetic to the parents who tell their kids to apply in-state. Is it worth it to go out of state (public or private) over a decent instate option? Perhaps if it was Harvard, yes, but Skidmore or Kenyon or Tennessee when you can go to JMU?

If the kid funds the differential at no extra cost to the parents nor requiring loans, that's great, but that's not a realistic scenario to hope for for most people. Save the money for grad school.

[quote=Anonymous][quote]Sometimes it's not kid's decision which school they go to, it's the parent's decision. I live in Virginia and there's no way my kid is going to UMCP.[/quote]

The best thing in the world would be if your kid pushed-back, funded the difference themselves, and went wherever [b]they[/b] thought was best. Then you would have an adult who would be proud of themselves, and a better chance that you would be proud of them and view them as an adult.
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