Anonymous
Post 05/20/2023 19:55     Subject: Gosselins
I wonder if Collin abused the siblings in some way. The other siblings are still so angry at him and have no desire to reconcile.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2023 13:19     Subject: Re:Gosselins
Anonymous wrote:I’m sure they got aid/scholarships to both high school and university. The have extenuating circumstances. Kate probably paid partial tuition at the day school and they helped them earn scholarships for college. Private universities have endowments with resources to support bright kids with exceptional circumstances.


LOL these kids were not in “exceptional circumstances.”
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2023 11:19     Subject: Gosselins
Did they go to private school when they moved? I saw one picture of the kids leaving for school and they weren’t wearing uniforms. Obviously that doesn’t mean they aren’t in private school but was just wondering. Maybe Kate ran out of money and instead of downsizing in PA, she bought a more manageable place elsewhere to keep $ for herself and save face.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2023 10:00     Subject: Re:Gosselins
I’m sure they got aid/scholarships to both high school and university. The have extenuating circumstances. Kate probably paid partial tuition at the day school and they helped them earn scholarships for college. Private universities have endowments with resources to support bright kids with exceptional circumstances.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2023 09:03     Subject: Re:Gosselins
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Anonymous wrote:PP here, she goes to UMiami

No she doesn't. She's still in high school and will be graduating soon.

Collin intends to join the military (or already joined?). Mady and Cara are graduating from Syracuse and Fordham this year. Not sure what the other 5 plans are.


How did they afford the out of state tuition?


Parent Plus loans
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2023 09:02     Subject: Gosselins
Anonymous wrote:Both Kate and Jon have their issues and won’t win parents of the year anytime soon but one thing I won’t criticize Kate for is she obviously wants her kids to be upwardly mobile.

In her situation, I probably would have sent kids to public school but I won’t criticize her for sending the kids to LCDS. I also definitely won’t criticize her for having her kids go to the likes of Fordham and Syracuse and U of Miami over the PA State Colleges.

I seriously doubt those kids are paying full price for those colleges. They would have to get some combination of merit aid and need based aid.


Need based aid? They were living in a $1M house!

And I would. I don’t expect her to send the kids to, say, Shippensburg, but I don’t think Syracuse or Fordham is worth at least $20k/year more than instate Pitt or Penn State.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2023 07:57     Subject: Gosselins
Anonymous wrote:Both Kate and Jon have their issues and won’t win parents of the year anytime soon but one thing I won’t criticize Kate for is she obviously wants her kids to be upwardly mobile.

In her situation, I probably would have sent kids to public school but I won’t criticize her for sending the kids to LCDS. I also definitely won’t criticize her for having her kids go to the likes of Fordham and Syracuse and U of Miami over the PA State Colleges.

I seriously doubt those kids are paying full price for those colleges. They would have to get some combination of merit aid and need based aid.


We're not criticizing them for going to the likes of Fordham and Syracuse. We're wondering where all the money they made went. And sending EIGHT kids to private school when you live in an area with good schools seems to have taken away from their college funds unnecessarily.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2023 06:47     Subject: Gosselins
Both Kate and Jon have their issues and won’t win parents of the year anytime soon but one thing I won’t criticize Kate for is she obviously wants her kids to be upwardly mobile.

In her situation, I probably would have sent kids to public school but I won’t criticize her for sending the kids to LCDS. I also definitely won’t criticize her for having her kids go to the likes of Fordham and Syracuse and U of Miami over the PA State Colleges.

I seriously doubt those kids are paying full price for those colleges. They would have to get some combination of merit aid and need based aid.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2023 06:24     Subject: Gosselins
Kate is a narcissist. Jon has his issues but I think he is more capable of bonding with his kids.

I imagine as they move into independence and adulthood and gain a different perspective, one or 2 will stay loyal to Kate but the rest will eventually get in contact with Jon and the two siblings that live with Jon. What kind of relationship they form as adults is up to them.

I don't think the two that live with Jon will ever want anything to do with Kate.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2023 06:12     Subject: Re:Gosselins
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:PP here, she goes to UMiami

No she doesn't. She's still in high school and will be graduating soon.

Collin intends to join the military (or already joined?). Mady and Cara are graduating from Syracuse and Fordham this year. Not sure what the other 5 plans are.


How did they afford the out of state tuition?


If you are making college plans, please understand that in state/out of state only applies to public universities, which Syracuse and Fordham are not
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2023 22:44     Subject: Gosselins
Anonymous wrote:The state of PA offered them college money for instate PA during the original show when they were babies. I wonder what happened to that


Oh wow, that’s right! I wonder if Kate moving out of state put that in jeopardy? The deal was probably voided before that because I can’t see Kate turning down free money, but if she intended for her kids to pay anyway she probably didn’t care.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2023 19:48     Subject: Re:Gosselins
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:PP here, she goes to UMiami

No she doesn't. She's still in high school and will be graduating soon.

Collin intends to join the military (or already joined?). Mady and Cara are graduating from Syracuse and Fordham this year. Not sure what the other 5 plans are.


How did they afford the out of state tuition?

Mady has said on tiktok that she is not receiving parental help for college and has loans. I believe Alexis also said that she's paying for college. Pretty despicable that their parents blew all that money instead of helping their kids out.


Bull. No way a student can’t pay over $50,000 without any money.


There are ways. My husband's son claims to have $400K in student loan debt.


Completely possible for professional grad programs, without even needing a co-signer.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2023 19:46     Subject: Re:Gosselins
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Anonymous wrote:PP here, she goes to UMiami

No she doesn't. She's still in high school and will be graduating soon.

Collin intends to join the military (or already joined?). Mady and Cara are graduating from Syracuse and Fordham this year. Not sure what the other 5 plans are.


How did they afford the out of state tuition?

Mady has said on tiktok that she is not receiving parental help for college and has loans. I believe Alexis also said that she's paying for college. Pretty despicable that their parents blew all that money instead of helping their kids out.


Um it was Kate. Especially once they split Jon stopped being involved with the show. The kids should've also had at least 15% deposited into an account for them as per the Coogan Law (I think that's what it's called).


And therein lies the issue with reality TV. The Coogan Law is for work done in the state of California. NY, IL, NM, and LA have also passed the Coogan Law in their states for child actors. Other states have rules about work hours for minors but not all have rules about money being set aside for the kids.

PA did enact some regulations in 2013 as a result of the Gosselin kids. The regulations included working hours limits, a teacher needing to be present during filming for schooling, trust accounts, and the need for work permits for the kids.


The girls from the original seasons of Dance Moms (which began in 2011) are all adults now, and have said some disturbing things about the working conditions.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2023 19:39     Subject: Gosselins
The state of PA offered them college money for instate PA during the original show when they were babies. I wonder what happened to that
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2023 19:01     Subject: Gosselins
yea, that's horrific. I used to follow the Gosselins and they talked about college $$$ pretty frequently as a justification for doing the show.