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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ignore the community college idiots. The horror that a B student should go to a 4-year college. What world are you people living in that’s it’s only UVA or CC?[/quote]
the "horror" is paying a small fortune for a nothing college.  I'm not in VA.  I think it's fine to pay in state tuition for those other VA colleges, but some people on here seem to be telling OP to send their kids to OOS and/or expensive private college because those colleges don't care that much about grades as much as how much you are willing to pay. Really? You'd want your kid to go to such a college?

BTW, I went to a no name state U, but I paid in state and commuted.  I've read some posts on this forum of people telling an OP to consider that no name state U and pay OOS. That is absolutely insane.

Some people have more money than sense.[/quote]

And what are you going to do with the money?  Buy more things?  Buy a larger house?  Put in in the bank and... make more money?

How empty and pointless.  I bet you don't travel either.  Because that costs money and you're only left with memories.

Listen, most of us are HAPPY to gift our children the college experience. [b] There is nothing material that I could buy that would bring me more joy. [/b]
I don't think you get this and I don't get you.  [/quote]
Nope, I'm frugal.  I don't need things to make me happy.   I love to travel, actually. That's where my money goes.

So, you're wrong on so many fronts.[/quote]
Also, who said I didn't want my kid to go to college. I absolutely do, and I'm making sure DC is on track to go to college.  But, I'm not paying a small fortune to go oos for [b]a nothing college.[/b] I'm happy to pay for in state, or OOS for a great college, but who would be dumb enough to pay for OOS or full pay private for a C rated college.  [/quote]

This is your problem.  You don't realize how good these schools outside of the top ones are.  Many educate students very well; their graduates learn important ways of thinking  and get good jobs.  It's extremely hard to get a faculty position anywhere so they are going to have faculty with PhDs from top-tier institutions.  The differences in ranking have very little to do with the quality of education your child will receive or their future career outcomes (other than not as easily getting recruited for Wall street, big consulting firms or big tech etc.)  They are lower ranked because they fall slightly lower than the others in pulling in top research dollars, in creating a reputation among other scholars, in funding Pell Grant recipients etc.  But they are very good at taking average kids like your DC, educating them and preparing them for adult life and on average they are associated with a significant lifetime income boost as well as health and other social outcomes boost over kids who did not go to a 4 year college.  That your kid comes in with resources and support will make their outcomes even better than average.  Fortunately too there are many OOS and private schools that provide merit aid in ways that they don't cost more--or not much more than going in-state.[/quote]

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