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[quote=Anonymous]I think it depends heavily on the major, the child, their personality and preferences. 
Is the child working hard and just not a brainiac like the first, or are they slacking off? If they’re not trying their hardest, I wouldn’t have a problem explaining that my hard earned money will not be spent on tuition if they aren’t willing to put in the work. Are they looking for a particular type of college experience? I could understand certain types of shy, bookish kids wanting a small liberal arts college over Rutgers (although they could also look somewhere like TCNJ). Have you talked to them about it? Do they feel it is fundamentally unfair, or are we all projecting that? Is Rutgers strong in their desired major?

Ultimately I don’t think it’s unfair to say this tuition is worth the price, this one is not. But I think you need to have an open conversation about that early and help the child get on board with that way of thinking too.

As someone who grew up in NJ, I strongly sympathize with the in-state option being Rutgers, but it also motivated me to work hard and get into a top school, because my parents were clear otherwise Rutgers was a solid choice for us. [/quote]

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