Anonymous
07/09/2022 16:55
Subject: If your kid got into an Ivy as an athletic recruit would you suck up the cost and send them?
Your husband is a cheap bastard. Don’t make the mistake of settling for state schools when you have these options
Anonymous
07/09/2022 16:50
Subject: If your kid got into an Ivy as an athletic recruit would you suck up the cost and send them?
what is the state school option(s)?
Anonymous
07/09/2022 16:47
Subject: Re:If your kid got into an Ivy as an athletic recruit would you suck up the cost and send them?
Yes it is worth it.
Anonymous
07/09/2022 16:42
Subject: If your kid got into an Ivy as an athletic recruit would you suck up the cost and send them?
Are you a tiger mom? If so the answer is suck it up and you do it
Anonymous
07/09/2022 16:30
Subject: If your kid got into an Ivy as an athletic recruit would you suck up the cost and send them?
Anonymous wrote:What sport is not that competitive in ivies?
Must be field hockey or soccer
Anonymous
07/09/2022 16:25
Subject: If your kid got into an Ivy as an athletic recruit would you suck up the cost and send them?
Depends which Ivy.
Harvard, Yale, Princeton - YES (also non-Ivy like Stanford, MIT, Cal tech)
Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth - NO
Columbia/Penn - Maybe, depends of state school (and major)
Harvard, Yale, Princeton - YES (also non-Ivy like Stanford, MIT, Cal tech)
Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth - NO
Columbia/Penn - Maybe, depends of state school (and major)
Anonymous
07/09/2022 16:21
Subject: If your kid got into an Ivy as an athletic recruit would you suck up the cost and send them?
What sport is not that competitive in ivies?
Anonymous
07/09/2022 16:20
Subject: If your kid got into an Ivy as an athletic recruit would you suck up the cost and send them?
Anonymous wrote:DD has a lot of interested from several Ivys for her sport. It’s highly likely that she’ll end up with a couple offers to play.
Meanwhile, DH has fully funded her 529 but she’s not getting any interest to play in-state bc it’s much more competitive.
DH doesn’t want to pay Ivy prices when already have in state funded. DD can still go instate but just won’t be playing her sport, which she might be ok with if we tell her we cannot afford Ivy. The the truth is DH doesn’t want to spend the $$ and doesn’t want her to go into debt when her tuition is already covered for instate schools.
Are Ivys really worth it? And would you send your kid as an athletic recruit if you and they would have to borrow money?
Of course they are.
Anonymous
07/09/2022 16:16
Subject: If your kid got into an Ivy as an athletic recruit would you suck up the cost and send them?
We did. But DS preferred the Ivy school he ultimately attended over other schools - and in state was never in play because 1) did not have his sport and 2) unlike your DH, my DH really encouraged him to go to the Ivies over other schools. We’ve done it without loans - I had been out of the workforce and returned so my income is covering what we didn’t save ahead of time, but it’s a big check to write if you are full pay.
Anonymous
07/09/2022 16:13
Subject: Re:If your kid got into an Ivy as an athletic recruit would you suck up the cost and send them?
If the sport is important to her then she can pay the difference. Not everyone gets a free ride and while I know no one wants their kid in debt, this is a life lesson. She needs to prioritize. Does she want to graduate debt free or play the sport and get a job in college or have debt afterwards.
Anonymous
07/09/2022 16:13
Subject: Re:If your kid got into an Ivy as an athletic recruit would you suck up the cost and send them?
What state school are you talking about?
Anonymous
07/09/2022 16:11
Subject: If your kid got into an Ivy as an athletic recruit would you suck up the cost and send them?
Is there a middle ground where she can play her sport at a more reasonably-priced school?
Generally, I think student loan debt is rarely worth it.
Generally, I think student loan debt is rarely worth it.
Anonymous
07/09/2022 16:09
Subject: Re:If your kid got into an Ivy as an athletic recruit would you suck up the cost and send them?
OP here, at the moment she’s interested in finance.
Anonymous
07/09/2022 16:07
Subject: If your kid got into an Ivy as an athletic recruit would you suck up the cost and send them?
What’s her career aspiration? If finance, consulting, or CS then the Ivy pedigree is worth it.
If law or medicine, I think it’s more important to minimize undergrad costs.
If law or medicine, I think it’s more important to minimize undergrad costs.
Anonymous
07/09/2022 15:58
Subject: If your kid got into an Ivy as an athletic recruit would you suck up the cost and send them?
DD has a lot of interested from several Ivys for her sport. It’s highly likely that she’ll end up with a couple offers to play.
Meanwhile, DH has fully funded her 529 but she’s not getting any interest to play in-state bc it’s much more competitive.
DH doesn’t want to pay Ivy prices when already have in state funded. DD can still go instate but just won’t be playing her sport, which she might be ok with if we tell her we cannot afford Ivy. The the truth is DH doesn’t want to spend the $$ and doesn’t want her to go into debt when her tuition is already covered for instate schools.
Are Ivys really worth it? And would you send your kid as an athletic recruit if you and they would have to borrow money?
Meanwhile, DH has fully funded her 529 but she’s not getting any interest to play in-state bc it’s much more competitive.
DH doesn’t want to pay Ivy prices when already have in state funded. DD can still go instate but just won’t be playing her sport, which she might be ok with if we tell her we cannot afford Ivy. The the truth is DH doesn’t want to spend the $$ and doesn’t want her to go into debt when her tuition is already covered for instate schools.
Are Ivys really worth it? And would you send your kid as an athletic recruit if you and they would have to borrow money?