<p>Nobody has seen furloughs at public universities to cut labor costs?</p>
<p>Unless our S gets into one of his reaches which meets full need the choice will be between our state flagship and a local Jesuit school which has awarded him their top merit award and seems to be wooing him with “frequent contact,” invitations to the honors program, etc. Since both are instate he can use state grant money at either school. Assuming the Jesuits want him enough to throw in a bit more grant money, the bottom line cost will be pretty close. I’m really curious to know how the state’s money woes will impact the flagship over the next 4 years. Sure wish I had a crystal ball!!</p>
<p>I learned a lot from everyone’s comments and intend to look up the links posted.</p>
<p>I especially liked the comment about the parents and students committing to an expensive to be increased by we don’t know how much as it goes along price (my paraphrasing obviously). When I spoke with the first choice college today, they informed me that the out of state student instate tuition scholarship is not guaranteed for future years, as the state government decides this, not the school. I haven’t seen this mentioned on their website nor in the scholarship letter they sent. I don’t think this would happen as the state needs those out of state students to continue helping to raise the academics at the school, but you never know. If I didn’t see so many indicators that this college would be a really good fit for my son, I would be discouraged. However, I do keep wondering what else I don’t know that’s important even though I am a fastidious researcher and this is not my first child to go to college.</p>
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<p>Murphy’s Law states that that which you do not research or even consider will turn up later to be the biggest problem of all. Signed, a pessimist. :(</p>