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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly those schools are just too expensive. [/quote]

Lots of SLACs have generous aid. They can often be cheaper than attending a state school OOS, even after DC TAG funds. [/quote]

Not in our case. Especially now that TAG is $15k. My DD applied to equal parts private and state schools and in every scenario, even the most expensive state school (Penn State for her) was $10-25k lower than the privates after giving $30-50k in merit.

Put another way, our CHEAPEST private after merit ($28k) was $45k all in.

After small merit and TAG, Penn State, VT, Rutgers, South Carolina, LSU, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Alabama were cheaper. Compared to the higher SLACs, we're talking $25-45k difference. [/quote]

This was the case for our senior. VT was $36k after small merit and tag. Penn State $40k. LSU $25k. These are prices most in state kids are paying. I'm convinced now that DC Tag is better than living in state and being forced to go in-state. These schools are giving OOS kids small merit so with DC Tag at $15k, the world is now our oyster and can choose any public nationwide. [/quote]

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