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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dc is a junior and really not very mature or focused on specific academic programs, but suddenly he is [b]obsessed with pricey colleges (not necessarily the very highest ranked ones, either, but ones in nice areas and/or pretty campuses and wealthy students) as ‘better’ and dismissing basically every in state affordable option as ‘shit’[/b]. Yes, this is my dc. He has caught the ‘prestige’ buzz, and I don’t know how to talk him out of it. I’ve explained that I can pay for in state in full with some extra to give him when he graduates, but [b]he will likely need to take partial loans for a private school. He’s got an athlete hook and otherwise is a good student but not top, and I doubt he’ll get much if any merit money. And we will get no FA. [/b]

This is maybe not the best crowd to ask this question of…

Thoughts? Ideas? [/quote]

It would help if you named a few of the schools (SMU, Pepperdine, USC, Colorado College, NYU, Wake Forest, Tufts, Tulane or ???) So that more tailored advice / suggestions can be offered.

He only has an "athlete hook" if he is a recruited athlete or if he was a varsity team captain (leadership hook).

Does he plan to continue with his sport during college ?

Unlikely that he will receive merit aid if just "a good student".[/quote]

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