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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dc is a junior and really not very mature or focused on specific academic programs, but suddenly he is 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’. 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 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.

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

Thoughts? Ideas? [/quote]

He may get a lot of aid. My kids are not eligible for financial aid (we make too much) but they were offered merit aid at a few good colleges. It is possible. You won't know until he applies. [/quote]

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