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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, our daughter got a full ride scholarship to a good school, but after visiting, an overnight visit and some additional research, we as a family decided the school wasn't a good fit for her, and sent her to a smaller liberal arts college with very little in merit aid.

Is it at all possible that there are reasons why your daughter's family decided that the son will thrive in a different school? Maybe he got into a top school and they think the loans and financial sacrifice is worth it? [/quote]

Good school, as in caliber of UMD? OP said her grandson is a low match for UMD, so it doesn't sound like better offers are on the horizon.[/quote]

Yes, I would say the "good school" is on par with UMD. She ended up going to a Claremont school though.

I agree wholeheartedly with pp @ 11:55, a family who makes good money but are on the verge of having a vehicle repossessed most likely has no clue how expensive college is, or what it takes for a kid to be accepted to good schools. A lot of my friends with rising seniors were shocked and panicked at the cost of college, and even more distraught when they found out that their good students didn't have the resumes, ECs and scores to get into the (name brand) colleges of their dreams. [/quote]

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