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[quote=Anonymous]My DD ended up with three final options: a VA public out of state rate with DCTAG and very small merit, one private with modest merit and one private with 1/2 tuition merit and only a requirement of 2.0 to keep $s all 4 years.  There was only a small cost difference between the public and the private with 1/2 tuition scholarship and that private was highest rated in her major and better fit for some reasons related to medical accommodations, so that’s where she enrolled.  It took every penny of college savings, a local 4 year competitive scholarship, a local first year scholarship, her own jobs all 4 years and a $22k loan from my 401k.  If she had gone to the public, the loan probably would have been only about $7k instead.  She’s graduating this summer. Along the way, she also received scholarships for special winter and summer session programs. Wouldn’t have known about those extra opportunities at the private as part of planning re choice, but they were a real benefit. It took a lot of piecing together, wasn’t easy, but it worked. [/quote]

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