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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This might be the most out of touch thread on DCUM. And that’s saying something![/quote]

I know. It’s why so few are shocked that the op just figured this out. Instead they’re all patting themselves on the back for saving $300k per kid.

If you live in a small town or suburb in most of America your family home probably cost $350k 10 years ago (except the 10 major metro areas) and your family with 2-4 kids survives on a[b] hhi of around $80k.[/b] If mom or dad went to college it was a in state public. There isn’t $500 a month per kid to sock away in a 529. And even if there was, the prevailing culture there is that it’s the parents job to get the kids through high school…after that they’re on their own. The dmv is a weird place.[/quote]

These people go to school for free, almost anywhere in the T30 and up. They qualify for full aid. No need to save. These are the ones the ivies and such are chasing: rural areas especially in less-popular states, high-enough scoring 1480+ smart kids who maxed out their high school's rigor. And yet this group is the least likely to know about ivies or what benefits they can have on a smart kid from a middle class background. [/quote]

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