<p>So I've been feeling pretty miserable this week...I was so happy after finding out last week I got into my #1 choice school, the absolute perfect fit for me but then I found out my FA package really doesn't make it a viable option for me (man, it sucks being middle-class). In many ways, knowing that you won't be going to a school you could've attended feels even worse than being flat-out rejected. </p>
<p>I have other options, of course...but the other schools feel so incomparable. I know it's not the end of the world or anything and I probably will end up happy eventually (I should hope) but right now, it's hard not to feel extremely disappointed and crushed. Any advice for me and others in a similar position?</p>
<p>My daughter was thrilled to get into her first choice, but the FA package was very small. She is in some other schools which offered more aid and merit as well. It has been a very sad week at our house. Tomorrow we are off to Northeastern for a second look and I hope she comes away from it feeling positive.</p>
<p>I’m real sorry to hear that, but in this economy it’s not uncommon.
I’m sure there’s other people in your school that you can talk to who are in the same situation.</p>
<p>As a consolation, I know many parents have bartered with their kids to get them to go to cheaper schools by promising to pay for grad school, or even buy them a new car!</p>
<p>there’s an upside to everything! if you were smart enough to get into your dream school, chances are you’ll thrive just about anywhere!</p>
<p>I bet I will be able to feel your pain in about a year when I get my acceptances/rejections back. I LOVE NYU, but that tuition is just way too expensive. I can see myself getting in and being really excited, but then having to choose a school i don’t like as much just because of the money. I would almost rather be rejected than deal with the decision of going to my dream school and being in loads of debt or go to the second best and be in a lot less debt.</p>
<p>I can see how you feel and Im pretty sure I’ll be in the same situation as you in a year. You’re not the only one! Let me know how it goes…</p>
<p>You’ll forget about it the first year of college.
But in all honesty one of the ways to look at it now, is thinking about how many more years in debt you’ll be having that “dream” for four years of college. Would 10 plus years of 900 dollars a month be a “dream”? I think not, i think 900 dollars extra per month(that you dont have to spend on something like loans) is much more desirable and more of a dream in present time.
That dream school is =is an illusion. It’s like buying or having a dream car, what happens once you get it or are in it? Nothing, your daily life will still be a reality regardless of the seat that cushions your body, or the look your “Car” gives you. There’s a utility college serves, and the glorified dream of it all is called clever marketing.</p>