<p>smoda61, I’m the only one that they put through private school.
I go to the cheapest catholic high school in my city, and it was my first choice.
My sister wanted to go to a more expensive catholic high school, but it was out of the question, and she went to public school.
All through my catholic school life, more than half of my tuition was covered by financial aid.
So it really wouldn’t have made much difference if I went to public school.
The total amount of money saved wouldn’t have been significant enough to put a dent in private university tuition.
And in all honesty, I think that all the money that we saved would have probably STILL gone to my parents’ family.</p>
<p>Anyway. I’m starting to look into schools w/ good aid.
But all the ones w/ really good aid tend to be a bit more competitive.
I’ve already told my parents that I’d go to my state’s flagship school if it was absolutely necessary.
The thing is, my state’s flagship is A LOT harder to get into than the private schools I hope to apply to.
I’m pretty confident i can get into all the catholic schools I wanted to apply to, (gonzaga, u san diego, loyola marymount, & santa clara).
But none of these schools are really amazing w/ aid.
And my state’s flagship is getting super exclusive, I’m not sure I can get in.</p>
<p>So yeah, thanks for the support guys. Really. It’s a lot of help.</p>