Looking for advice about college for son
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Looking for advice about college for son
| Sun, 11-25-2007 - 7:41pm |
My mediocre student just received an acceptance letter from the first school he applied to- a private school to the tune of about 20k a year.

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One thing to think about is that you really won't know the actual cost of school until you send in the fafsa (financial aid apps) and get the award.
Rather than make your son feel bad that he isn't good enough for a baseball scholarship, why not couch the discussion in terms of having a "safety school"?
What I didn't get a feel for in your message is if he WANTS to go to school, or if he's doing it because everyone else is AND he's assuming he'll be playing ball there.
thanks Elizabeth.
I know nothing about what it takes to get into this particular private school.
If you are in financial need as a family, I have heard from some parents I trust that it is actually easier to get financial aid from a private school. In two cases, the parents told me they ended up paying less for the private college than the public one.
This is more need based aid than scholarship BTW. Both of these parties were sole income and social workers-need I say more-LOL
I think it is an ego boost to be accepted by a school that is seen as difficult to get into. But I wouldn't let that override common sense
My oldest was accepted into the engineering program at a top school. He had people stopping him the halls to congratulate him. He didnt even consider the other schools he was accepted at after that-everyone felt this was the best, after all.
It wasnt a good fit. He had not taken a challengning enough curriculum in high school and he walked in the door at a disadvantage. And the reason he had not taken a challenging curriculum was not lack of good advice-he wasnt motivated. More of the 'lets get this done in the easiest possible manner' type person
Kids need a school where their philosophy fits IMO. They might change, of course, but it is taking a chance
Try to have him keep all the options open
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