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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just looked on their website, and all in, Tufts is $88,300 (including a mandatory 1K health and wellness fee -wtf is that?!?).

Someone please tell me how this is (or any school) is worth almost 90K. What are you exactly getting that you can’t get elsewhere for 1/2 or 1/3 the price?[/quote]

We are facing this now. My child is in athletic recruiting and has the grades for the high academic schools like Tufts. And is getting significant interest (weeding down the choices now). And it looks like, despite the positive prereads on grades, we are going to have to pass on those schools. Some offer a bit of merit but most offer nothing. And those that do, it's not enough to offset that sort of price tag for working parents, even ones with decent salaries. Our 592 would be wiped out in 2 years or less. 
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It's incredibly frustrating b/c my kid has a rigorous schedule, with amazing grades, offers a lot in the sport and other ECs[/b], and some of these schools are fantastic fits. But, we're going to have to pass b/c we just cannot swing that sort of money. And, yes, we expected that some would not offer merit and we could deal with that via other means (like scholarships) but those are hard to come by too, we are finding. Too many people need money. Too many smart kids competing for that money. Just not enough to go around.[/quote]

Not meaning to be mean -  you want a leg up on admissions AND money because your kid is good at their sport? It's not new information that college is expensive and that sports recruiting to small privates often comes with no money - but an admissions bump. I know this and my kid isn't in sports.  [/quote]

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