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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My youngest  wants to go to med school. He got a full ride to UMBC and took it. We could have easily afforded any school for him even without the merit scholarship.  However, he wants us to fund his medical school rather than undergrad and not have student loans on his head. We will not have to take loans for the medical school because we had saved enough money for 4 years of college.  I think it depends on what field your kid wants to get into.  My eldest went to UMD on merit scholarship as well, and we paid for his MBA from a top school. [/quote]

In your situation it made sense.  I'd do the same offer.  It doesn't sound like that is OP situation.[/quote]

OP says that she will need to take loans for Stanford.

In such a case, they should pause and ask - what field does OP's kid wants to get into? Will she need further higher education after Stanford? How will this education be funded? What doors the Stanford name will open for her?  Do a cost-benefit analysis, a ROI and then decide.  Maybe the loans are a good idea because Stanford will afford them opportunities in the chosen field that no other school can offer. [/quote]

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