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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know OP - I have 2 kids and I have a lot of 529 money saved, but in general, I think you are thinking about it the wrong way. I'm likely to spend more money for my DS class of 2023 than for my DS class of 2020. DS 2020, at a highly ranked school, is a strong motivated student. He did well in admissions but definitely had some rejections, picked a good school that gave him merit money so his overall cost is below the sticker price by a lot.  But he is a motivated person - he will be fine at this school or at MIT or at a third tier state school - he will make the most of his opportunities. I'm glad he picked the school that gave him money because for a kid that will succeed no matter what, why over spend?

DS 23 is not as strong of a student - he needs a smaller environment and will likely attend a smaller private school, which may cost more.  He is unlikely to get the same type of merit money (most decisions are in already but none of his admissions have come with the same offer as my older one). But it's worth it because he will need the help.

I can't imagine telling him he can't attend a good private school because he didn't try hard enough or it's not worth it since he can't get into MIT.

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This is how we are looking at it.  [/quote]

Agree.  The people saying small private schools aren’t worth it are coming from a singular perspective.  They likely do not have kids with LDs who work their tails off and need the extra support.  It’s well worth it to our family and I’m not even sure why we have to have this discussion.  Whether it’s “worth it” is a highly individualized decision.

This thread was undoubtedly started by one of those binary thinking CS or bust types who thinks there are only 20 good colleges.[/quote]

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