Anonymous wrote:Unless your child is able to make it into the most tippy top schools, I think the oncoming workplace shake up will open up opportunities for many who may have gone to lower ranking schools.

Your flexibility will matter more than the name on your diploma, unless you are taking the very top of an organization.

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Anonymous wrote:Unless your child is able to make it into the most tippy top schools, I think the oncoming workplace shake up will open up opportunities for many who may have gone to lower ranking schools.

Your flexibility will matter more than the name on your diploma, unless you are taking the very top of an organization.

Even at the "very top", where you go does not matter! Spouse has been CEO/exec team at 3 companies (CEO at 2). Of the 10+ at each company in the Exec Suite, only 1-2 have degrees from "elite universities", while in fact over 50% have degrees from schools ranked 150+ (so not even "2nd or 3rd Tier by DCUMland definitions) Yet they are all top level execs who got to where they are because of what they do, not the name on their degree.

Anonymous wrote:Unless your child is able to make it into the most tippy top schools, I think the oncoming workplace shake up will open up opportunities for many who may have gone to lower ranking schools.

Your flexibility will matter more than the name on your diploma, unless you are taking the very top of an organization.

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Anonymous wrote:Throughout your life as a parent, you made choices about your spending that didn't include planning to have the money for the level of higher education you want your child to have. I'm sure you could have found a less expensive house, taken less expensive vacations, bought food at cheaper grocery stores, spent less on activities and the like. But you didn't.

And now that you are faced with the decision as to how to spend the money you have, which does include enough to pay for the level of education you want to give your child, you do not want to give that level of education to your child.

The only person you should be disappointed in is yourself. You could have but chose not to.

dp.. chill out. College costs have skyrocketed in the past 10 years, even publics.

So have cars, but you don't see me at the BMW dealership demanding they give me a 80K vehicle for $40K, I shop at the Honda/Toyota and don't complain

What if the BMW dealership routinely gives cars not just for 40K but for free? Wouldn't you want a free BMW then?

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Anonymous wrote:Throughout your life as a parent, you made choices about your spending that didn't include planning to have the money for the level of higher education you want your child to have. I'm sure you could have found a less expensive house, taken less expensive vacations, bought food at cheaper grocery stores, spent less on activities and the like. But you didn't.

And now that you are faced with the decision as to how to spend the money you have, which does include enough to pay for the level of education you want to give your child, you do not want to give that level of education to your child.

The only person you should be disappointed in is yourself. You could have but chose not to.

dp.. chill out. College costs have skyrocketed in the past 10 years, even publics.

So have cars, but you don't see me at the BMW dealership demanding they give me a 80K vehicle for $40K, I shop at the Honda/Toyota and don't complain

but a car is not the same as a college education.

-signed a long time Subaru owner

And a 90k/year education is not inherently better than a $40k/year one.

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Anonymous wrote:Throughout your life as a parent, you made choices about your spending that didn't include planning to have the money for the level of higher education you want your child to have. I'm sure you could have found a less expensive house, taken less expensive vacations, bought food at cheaper grocery stores, spent less on activities and the like. But you didn't.

And now that you are faced with the decision as to how to spend the money you have, which does include enough to pay for the level of education you want to give your child, you do not want to give that level of education to your child.

The only person you should be disappointed in is yourself. You could have but chose not to.

dp.. chill out. College costs have skyrocketed in the past 10 years, even publics.

So have cars, but you don't see me at the BMW dealership demanding they give me a 80K vehicle for $40K, I shop at the Honda/Toyota and don't complain

What if the BMW dealership routinely gives cars not just for 40K but for free? Wouldn't you want a free BMW then?

Anonymous wrote:If it makes you feel any better, many MC/UMC families are in the exact same situation. Public flagships are filled with upper middle class kids who can’t afford $90k a year Private schools.

She will get a good education and have a blast! Emphasize the positives.

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Anonymous wrote:Throughout your life as a parent, you made choices about your spending that didn't include planning to have the money for the level of higher education you want your child to have. I'm sure you could have found a less expensive house, taken less expensive vacations, bought food at cheaper grocery stores, spent less on activities and the like. But you didn't.

And now that you are faced with the decision as to how to spend the money you have, which does include enough to pay for the level of education you want to give your child, you do not want to give that level of education to your child.

The only person you should be disappointed in is yourself. You could have but chose not to.

dp.. chill out. College costs have skyrocketed in the past 10 years, even publics.

So have cars, but you don't see me at the BMW dealership demanding they give me a 80K vehicle for $40K, I shop at the Honda/Toyota and don't complain

Anonymous wrote:College financials are such an imperfect process. You might think that the higher ranked schools won’t give as much merit aid, and while in general that is true, the specifics may vary by student. My daughter’s highest merit aid amount was from the school that ranked the highest in U.S. news rankings, while she was rejected by a school ranked 5 spots lower.

Tell your kid what you can afford. Have them apply widely and see what they get in financial aid packages.

Anonymous wrote:If it makes you feel any better, many MC/UMC families are in the exact same situation. Public flagships are filled with upper middle class kids who can’t afford $90k a year Private schools.

She will get a good education and have a blast! Emphasize the positives.

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Anonymous wrote:Throughout your life as a parent, you made choices about your spending that didn't include planning to have the money for the level of higher education you want your child to have. I'm sure you could have found a less expensive house, taken less expensive vacations, bought food at cheaper grocery stores, spent less on activities and the like. But you didn't.

And now that you are faced with the decision as to how to spend the money you have, which does include enough to pay for the level of education you want to give your child, you do not want to give that level of education to your child.

The only person you should be disappointed in is yourself. You could have but chose not to.

dp.. chill out. College costs have skyrocketed in the past 10 years, even publics.

So have cars, but you don't see me at the BMW dealership demanding they give me a 80K vehicle for $40K, I shop at the Honda/Toyota and don't complain

but a car is not the same as a college education.

-signed a long time Subaru owner