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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another troll thread. Penn Staye costs about $250K for four years, not 300k [/quote]
OP here.  DC got admitted to summer start, which is about $20K.  PA raises tuition by 4% per year, and then there's the expected 3% per year inflation on col.

Below is just tuition and fees.  Add in housing and meals, and you can easily reach $300K with a summer start.  I did the math, and it all came out to about $300K for 4yrs  + summer.

https://tuition.psu.edu/estimated-future-tuition-and-fee-rates

GMU just gave DC more merit aid, which will bring the cost down to basically  to in state coa.  We aren't really looking at in state due to the nature of their desired major.  GMU is better than our in state alternative for that major. Plus, DC just really does not want to be in state, and that in state is seriously like HS 2.0 which they are trying to get away from (too many social issues and bad blood).

We don't need loans for the $300K, but that's a heavy price tag for a good but not amazing oos public.  They even got good merit aid from the smaller private colleges, but DC doesn't want too small.  DC wants the vibe of Penn State.  They only applied to these colleges because of the major.

DC is not a "go getter", at least not yet.  Who knows, maybe they will flourish in college, but right now, no, they aren't like that.

yes, we will go to admitted students day at GMU.  And yes, we have talked extensively of what it will mean to be basically flat broke when they graduate (the types of internships they would get does not pay).

They know they may have to live at home after graduation.    This is a 17 yr old who is not that mature yet and has some impulse issues, so it's difficult for us to convince DC that being flat broke out of college is no small thing.

At the same time, I don't want DC to be miserable for the four years they are in college.  I tried to explain to them how miserable they would be being flat broke (I know because I experienced it), but it's hard for DC to really picture it.[/quote]

Doesn't summer start include some for-credit courses?  With those courses, and hopefully, some AP or dual enrollment credits, your DC should be able to finish early and save a semester's tution that way. [/quote]

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