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Reply to "When the reality of college cost hits. Cannot do dream school."
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are full pay, but when we toured schools, every single one of them insisted that they met 100% of financial need, and some specified that it would not be with loans, but with work-study or grants. I didn't do any research, since we were not the target audience, but... now it seems like they were lying all along??? This is one of the things I hate about American college admissions: the system is so opaque and colleges have the upper hand and can bamboozle families so easily without repercussions. I don't think any other country has such a murky, subjective system prone to misuse. [/quote] Agree. Every single school boasts about financial aid, and kids walk away bamboozled. Parents hopeful. I think it’s okay to try. No harm. But you have to be very clear & honest with your children: “hey, if you get in but don’t get FA, you’re not going.” We did this and it was fine. DC is going to their #2 school. [/quote]
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