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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ignore the community college idiots. The horror that a B student should go to a 4-year college. What world are you people living in that’s it’s only UVA or CC?[/quote]
the "horror" is paying a small fortune for a nothing college.  I'm not in VA.  I think it's fine to pay in state tuition for those other VA colleges, but some people on here seem to be telling OP to send their kids to OOS and/or expensive private college because those colleges don't care that much about grades as much as how much you are willing to pay. Really? You'd want your kid to go to such a college?

BTW, I went to a no name state U, but I paid in state and commuted.  I've read some posts on this forum of people telling an OP to consider that no name state U and pay OOS. That is absolutely insane.

Some people have more money than sense.[/quote]

And what are you going to do with the money?  Buy more things?  Buy a larger house?  Put in in the bank and... make more money?

How empty and pointless.  I bet you don't travel either.  Because that costs money and you're only left with memories.

Listen, most of us are HAPPY to gift our children the college experience. [b] There is nothing material that I could buy that would bring me more joy. [/b]
I don't think you get this and I don't get you.  [/quote]
Nope, I'm frugal.  I don't need things to make me happy.   I love to travel, actually. That's where my money goes.

So, you're wrong on so many fronts.[/quote]
Also, who said I didn't want my kid to go to college. I absolutely do, and I'm making sure DC is on track to go to college.  But, I'm not paying a small fortune to go oos for [b]a nothing college.[/b] I'm happy to pay for in state, or OOS for a great college, but who would be dumb enough to pay for OOS or full pay private for a C rated college.  [/quote]

This is your problem.  You don't realize how good these schools outside of the top ones are.  Many educate students very well; their graduates learn important ways of thinking  and get good jobs.  It's extremely hard to get a faculty position anywhere so they are going to have faculty with PhDs from top-tier institutions.  The differences in ranking have very little to do with the quality of education your child will receive or their future career outcomes (other than not as easily getting recruited for Wall street, big consulting firms or big tech etc.)  They are lower ranked because they fall slightly lower than the others in pulling in top research dollars, in creating a reputation among other scholars, in funding Pell Grant recipients etc.  But they are very good at taking average kids like your DC, educating them and preparing them for adult life and on average they are associated with a significant lifetime income boost as well as health and other social outcomes boost over kids who did not go to a 4 year college.  That your kid comes in with resources and support will make their outcomes even better than average.  Fortunately too there are many OOS and private schools that provide merit aid in ways that they don't cost more--or not much more than going in-state.[/quote]
? I went to no name state u. I'm fully aware of good college outside of T10.  My DC is at UMD.

Do you think a low B student could get merit aid from those private colleges?  Which ones are those?[/quote]

Yes, depending on where s/he stands relative to her peers in HS and the rigor of  course schedule.  Private LACs are also going to be more sensitive to differences between school quality and spend more time looking through the details of the application.  If your school doesn't weight GPA,  I would look at LACs in the 50-90 range.  There are some really good schools among those if she likes a SLAC and virtually no one pays the sticker price except people who are very wealthy with kids who have lowish GPAs.  Look at Selingo's resources on "buyers and sellers" to get a sense of how much aid and what kind the schools provide.  There's really a wide range and some OOS private universities   With a low B student it might not get down to the same cost as in-state public, but if it were the perfect school for them it might be a far better ROI in terms of outcome for not THAT much more money.  Or not. I think there are likely great in-state options too that are more likely a sure financial bet.  It's a nuanced judgment.  But your choice often isn't paying a fortune vs not--it's paying 10% more vs not.
  I can't predict your outcomes.  I just bristled at your calling schools--"nothing colleges" etc. when many are really amazing institutions doing really good work.  Ranking systems make people believe that the top ranked schools are so much better than the lower ranked schools when they are not.[/quote]

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