Anonymous
Post 07/30/2025 09:38     Subject: Paying public tuition after private tution
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My god.

I just paid the tuition for my college freshman's fall semester at his (top) public. It was just shy of 6k. This feels like pennies after what I have been paying for my oldest's tuition per semester at their private (just shy of 35k.) It is shocking now that it is real. And I am glad the situation was not reversed.


Good lord. I’m paying $90k/year for an Ivy. $35k for a private? That’s the price of UVA.


the PP must have meant 35k for tuition per semester. Tulane Tuition not counting Room and board is 69k for the year.
Ivy tuition-only per semester is lower than 35. We pay 89k a year total for tuition (60k) room board and fees, and are happy to do so, though we paid 32k for private k-12 so the delta seemed reasonable to us considering savings and salary. Ivies and similar are well worth it.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2025 09:32     Subject: Paying public tuition after private tution
Anonymous wrote:Can we stop referring to UMD as a “top” public? When 16 other public colleges are ring tire, it’s not “top“. It’s fine, sure, you can even say strong if you want. But “top?” Nope
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Anonymous
Post 07/30/2025 09:30     Subject: Paying public tuition after private tution
Anonymous wrote:Can we stop referring to UMD as a “top” public? When 16 other public colleges are ring tire, it’s not “top“. It’s fine, sure, you can even say strong if you want. But “top?” Nope


UMD is top 20 in my kid’s major. Given that there are thousands of colleges, I am good with the word “top” for
UMD.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2025 08:07     Subject: Paying public tuition after private tution
Lol ranked hire not ring tire. I typed too fast out of my frustration with the overuse of the word “top”
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2025 08:06     Subject: Paying public tuition after private tution
Can we stop referring to UMD as a “top” public? When 16 other public colleges are ring tire, it’s not “top“. It’s fine, sure, you can even say strong if you want. But “top?” Nope
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2025 07:55     Subject: Paying public tuition after private tution
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:$6k for college?? Where is this college?


UMD is about that in state,


not even close it was 9000 for a long time and then went up to 15000


UMD instate tuition is 12,008 per year which comes out to pretty darn close to 6K a semester.

https://admissions.umd.edu/tuition/cost-of-attendance

Are you thinking cost of attendance? OP was clear she was just talking tuition.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2025 07:49     Subject: Paying public tuition after private tution
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lots of Georgia parents send their kids to private high school and then enjoy a nice break when their kid goes to public U in GA and gets free tuition thanks to Zell Miller/Hope.


I'm so jealous of the people that live in Georgia.


And Florida. I believe it’s free tuition for in state residents.

We’re in the same boat as op. actually cashed in 10k per year from each 529 because we realized college was going to be cheaper.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2025 05:28     Subject: Paying public tuition after private tution
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:$6k for college?? Where is this college?


UMD is about that in state,


not even close it was 9000 for a long time and then went up to 15000


UMD’s tuition and fees for this year are $12,290 so, yes, PP was accurate that it’s about $6k per semester.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2025 05:02     Subject: Paying public tuition after private tution
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:$6k for college?? Where is this college?


UMD is about that in state,


not even close it was 9000 for a long time and then went up to 15000
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2025 02:18     Subject: Paying public tuition after private tution
Is this revelation supposed to be news?
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2025 00:56     Subject: Paying public tuition after private tution
Multiple comments on this thread reveal reading comprehension issues.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2025 00:53     Subject: Paying public tuition after private tution
Quite frankly, what is the point of spending all that money on private just to join the rest of the plebe in a public….
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2025 00:37     Subject: Paying public tuition after private tution
Anonymous wrote:Lots of Georgia parents send their kids to private high school and then enjoy a nice break when their kid goes to public U in GA and gets free tuition thanks to Zell Miller/Hope.


I'm so jealous of the people that live in Georgia.
Anonymous
Post 07/29/2025 23:01     Subject: Paying public tuition after private tution
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My god.

I just paid the tuition for my college freshman's fall semester at his (top) public. It was just shy of 6k. This feels like pennies after what I have been paying for my oldest's tuition per semester at their private (just shy of 35k.) It is shocking now that it is real. And I am glad the situation was not reversed.


Good lord. I’m paying $90k/year for an Ivy. $35k for a private? That’s the price of UVA.


Yep. $14k per MONTH.
Anonymous
Post 07/29/2025 22:59     Subject: Paying public tuition after private tution
Anonymous wrote:My god.

I just paid the tuition for my college freshman's fall semester at his (top) public. It was just shy of 6k. This feels like pennies after what I have been paying for my oldest's tuition per semester at their private (just shy of 35k.) It is shocking now that it is real. And I am glad the situation was not reversed.


Good lord. I’m paying $90k/year for an Ivy. $35k for a private? That’s the price of UVA.