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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are full pay, Would you pay full price for
Emory
BC
UMiami
Villanova
GWU
….going down the rankings list, LMU?
Is there a cutoff for private colleges? Where you tell your kid to just take merit elsewhere, or go in state? What is your cutoff, or are you full pay so you will full pay anyplace ?

(If you are not full pay, and need FA, instate, or merit, please don’t respond, your considerations are different)
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We were full pay and actually kinda rich but we live in VA and there was no way in hell we’d full pay for any of those school after a UVA admit.  It’s better than all of them.  Decisions like that is how we stay rich. [/quote]

Did you child actually get into UVA? Or if they are yet to go through applications, what if they get declined at UVA? What will you do then? [/quote]

Two of my kids went to UVA, yes.  Another got into William & Mary but didn’t apply to UVA because it wasn’t for them.  They ended up at Grinnell where they got 1/2 tuition merit aid.  Wouldn’t have gone there otherwise.  Also got into Carleton and Wesleyan but they don’t give merit aid.  They liked Grinnell best anyway so it worked out.

We don’t throw money away needlessly just because we have it.  That’s stupid.  Yet people do it on colleges every day. [/quote]
spoken from the lady whose kids were accepted at a top inexpensive school. You know that's not how it works for all people, rich or not?[/quote]

Sure.  But if your kid isn’t getting into UVA in state then they’re not getting into a top private school either.  At best they’re getting into a second tier one with some merit.  No thanks. [/quote]

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