Just keep in mind you would also have to pay for travel to the west coast for holidays, etc. It all adds up. Palo Alto and ATL are VERY different places- has he visited both? I would not go to a school just for the name. Does not make financial sense, especially with an admit like Emory in your pocket.

A kid as bright as yours will do great anywhere. Will get lots of opportunities at Emory to shine. Save the money!!!!!

For which program? Chemistry would be a toss up. Nursing would be Emory. Etc

I think OP is more focused on the overall brand

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Anonymous wrote:Stanford is worth much more than an extra $60k in loans.

This. They probably bought a BMW or Range Rover for more

It's 240K for 4 years, that's like a top of the line Ferrari or a huge chunk of mortgage down payment that will help for life time.

It's not Stanford vs state school. Is Emory.... like give OP a break.

What about state shools?

State flagships like UVA, UMD, UCB, UCLA, UMitch, UNC, UT, etc. are not any less than Emory.

Even Stanford is not worth that debt, send him to Emory.

Emory of course

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Anonymous wrote:Stanford is worth much more than an extra $60k in loans.

Emory costs 80k
Stanford 320K
That's 240k difference. At the start of the app process we told him we could do, with struggle, around 200k but now we would have to either add more or have him be 100+k in debt. It's not our fault these schools cost so much.

I see this is a challenging decision. Your kid should decide if they are willing to take on the debt. If it were me, I would.

Anonymous wrote:Focus on all the job opportunities a Stanford grad would have, and less on the uber nonsense. Paying back $60k in loans would be quick.

It’s $240,000 difference, not $60,000.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stanford is worth much more than an extra $60k in loans.

This. They probably bought a BMW or Range Rover for more

It's 240K for 4 years, that's like a top of the line Ferrari or a huge chunk of mortgage down payment that will help for life time.

It's not Stanford vs state school. Is Emory.... like give OP a break.

Anonymous wrote:Stanford is worth much more than an extra $60k in loans.

Emory costs 80k
Stanford 320K
That's 240k difference. At the start of the app process we told him we could do, with struggle, around 200k but now we would have to either add more or have him be 100+k in debt. It's not our fault these schools cost so much.

Focus on all the job opportunities a Stanford grad would have, and less on the uber nonsense. Paying back $60k in loans would be quick.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stanford is worth much more than an extra $60k in loans.

This. They probably bought a BMW or Range Rover for more

It's 240K for 4 years, that's like a top of the line Ferrari or a huge chunk of mortgage down payment that will help for life time.

They said they can afford $55k a year

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Anonymous wrote:Stanford is worth much more than an extra $60k in loans.

This. They probably bought a BMW or Range Rover for more

It's 240K for 4 years, that's like a top of the line Ferrari or a huge chunk of mortgage down payment that will help for life time.

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Anonymous wrote:I heard about a high school principal that became a janitor at the university his daughter attended just to have his daughter's tuition covered.

Would you do that? Because keeping your day job and driving Uber at night isn't trying hard enough

The cost is much more than driving Uber at night. Also, genius... We worked tirelessly in our careers so we WOULDN'T have to do that. We're currently willing to give almost a third of our savings but full cost would be almost half.

You earn more or spend more savings. You need to make an extra $15k a year. That is doable with another PT job

Business kid isn't going to be happy at a liberal arts school like Stanford anyway. He'll enjoy Emory more.