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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dc is a junior and really not very mature or focused on specific academic programs, but suddenly he is [b]obsessed with pricey colleges (not necessarily the very highest ranked ones, either, but ones in nice areas and/or pretty campuses and wealthy students) as ‘better’ and dismissing basically every in state affordable option as ‘shit’[/b]. Yes, this is my dc. He has caught the ‘prestige’ buzz, and I don’t know how to talk him out of it. I’ve explained that I can pay for in state in full with some extra to give him when he graduates, but [b]he will likely need to take partial loans for a private school. He’s got an athlete hook and otherwise is a good student but not top, and I doubt he’ll get much if any merit money. And we will get no FA. [/b]

This is maybe not the best crowd to ask this question of…

Thoughts? Ideas? [/quote]

It would help if you named a few of the schools (SMU, Pepperdine, USC, Colorado College, NYU, Wake Forest, Tufts, Tulane or ???) So that more tailored advice / suggestions can be offered.

He only has an "athlete hook" if he is a recruited athlete or if he was a varsity team captain (leadership hook).

Does he plan to continue with his sport during college ?

Unlikely that he will receive merit aid if just "a good student".[/quote]

[b]Op here. I’m not going to start giving tons of details here for obvious reasons,[/b] but I’ll say that Tulane is the type of school he’s focused on- fun, popular, expensive. He’s also been drawn to pretty SLAC with classic beautiful campuses. A few of them are highly ranked, sure, but it’s not like he is focused much on academics.

And yes, he’s being recruited. It is still playing out but this issue is in the mix with these schools. 
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I cannot think of any obvious reason that one is afraid to name a few colleges or universities on an anonymous website that is read throughout the nation. Garbage in, garbage out.[/quote]

You are way too invested. [/quote]

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