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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree. Especially because most donut hole families can easily afford instate schools. I turned down W&M back in the day (instate) and went to CNU instead for financial reasons.[/quote]

There are a wide range, and some can not easily afford 40k a year for instate [/quote]

Then you find what you can afford.  Search merit at "lower state schools" or private schools.  There are plenty of ways to attend college and have it be affordable.  Take duel enrollment courses in HS and earn your AA while in HS, got to CC for 2 years then transfer to 4 year college, find a school that will give you great merit (hint: acceptance rates over 50-60% and your kid's stats at 90%+ might be needed)

My own 1200/ 3.5UW student recently graduated from a T80 and with merit we only paid ~$40-42K/year. They could have attended a T120 for only $25K/year.  We got that and were NOT searching for merit. Now imagine if we had actually searched for merit or if my kid had a 1400+/3.9+UW---there would be many more options and much more merit awarded.  I know because my 1500+/3.99UW got $40K+ per year at a T40 School. Had they been searching merit/could not afford $40K/year, they could have found many colleges to attend for $20K.

There are options and it would be smart for everyone to pick what is affordable/works best for their family.  Going into debt for college is not smart.

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