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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. She ED'd because we can pay.   Just feeling some buyers remorse.[/quote]

You can afford it.  What’s the problem?  Imagine if your kid got in somewhere you couldn’t afford. [/quote]

Exactly.  Very little sympathy from me[/quote]

Wow. Why so mean?[/quote]

Because when I got into a great school, my parents COULDNT pay and I couldn’t go.  You can pay.  Yours can go.  Count your freaking blessings.  Your post is extremely off-putting. [/quote]

I'm sorry.  No doubt that felt awful.  Because it was. It sounds like you did everything "right," and got in to a great school, yet it wasn't actually enough for you to go there because of something that was completely out of your hands.  It sucked then and clearly still hurts.   :( 
 
But two things can be true at the same time.  OP can be grateful and counting their blessings about the fact that they can pay. AND at the same time, they can be second-guessing their decision and feeling ambivalent about their family's choice.

It doesn't matter how much money someone has.  Money has value to everyone, and OP is not alone in wondering if full pay to private college (or OOS state college) is worth the huge amount of extra money required.

In other words, it feels awful to think you might have made a major financial mistake, even if you can technically afford it. I think that's a universal feeling - something everyone can relate to no matter how much or how little money they have. Having enough money to pay full price for a private college is a massive blessing! But it does not mean someone is immune from buyer's regret or the thought that they acted naively or irresponsibly.
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Agree, this is a very thoughtful response.[/quote]

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