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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  [b]OOS for UVA is about $65,000.  Going to Miami will cost us about $42,000 a year[/b] so over the difference is about 85,000 total over 4 years.  This would pay for at least one year of professional graduate school.  At this time law school or business school are possibilities but no one can ever predict what career tracks kids take and whether they end up at grad school or not.  Undergrad major would not be in any STEM related subjects.  More like English or Economics.

And DS is very grateful for the 529.  We are the ones that told him he needed to make the decision based on what he finds to be the best fit and not only base it on an overall lower cost for us. 
For all the snarky commentators, we're happy that he is looking at academic rigor and rankings of both schools to make his decision because otherwise no one would turn down the campus and lifestyle at Miami. 
 [/quote]

Easy one OP. Miami all the way. Save you $ for later. [/quote]

I haven't read the entire thread, so forgive me if I missed something, but...

Going to Miami for $42K, per year, is hardly a bargain. All the Canes have done is jack up the sticker price of their tuition to make it look like they are giving you a "huge" scholarship. It's odd how otherwise intelligent people don't see through this blatant gimmick. Miami is notorious for being the place for rich kids who didn't get into an elite school but are too proud to go to XYZ State University, in-state, for a fraction of the cost.

If you are OOS, why is 65K *per year* for UVA even a consideration? Why not just go to a local decent state school for peanuts? It's astonishing to me that US News rankings so enthrall otherwise intelligent people that they are willing to spend $200,000+ when they could go to a good, [b]but less prestigious, school for free. [/quote][/b]

No State school, not even community college is "free"[/quote]

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