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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't want to try private? maybe a few top SLAC like Wellsesley. If just public, how about UM, UCLA?
The list is really short in today's standard. [/quote]

OP here. We've been reading and researching but can't really find any comparable privates that would give decent merit aid. We wouldn't qualify for need-based and while we could pay $90k a year for college, I'm just not convinced it's worth it. Especially since it's looking likely DD will want to attend some form of grad school as well. I don't know - is that a mistake? She is our oldest so this is new to us. We have the money but we are frugal by nature and I do think she'd be happy somewhere like UVA.

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We're in a similar situation and I think you're on the right path. We have three kids and undergrad costs would easily be $1.2M if we did this. It seems like merit aid (if even received) for privates is a much smaller percentage of total costs than it used to be.

DD loves some of the better SLACs, but she also likes the State schools. She's also a bloom where you're planted type of person and would enjoy a variety of environments as long as the academic standards are decent.[/quote]

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