<p>My approach towards my son’s education was nearly identical jrcsmom’s approach. Some of my colleague’s felt that this approach was too intense some did not. Those of us who shared the same experiences have very similar results as jrcsmom. It is interesting that those of us with shared experiences seem to agree that what we went through was quite enjoyable and not a drudge. </p>
<p>My son just graduated with an engineering degree from Cornell with no debt. Our EFC is significantly higher than jrcsmom’s so in order to graduate debt free we also relied on outside scholarships.</p>
<p>I applaud Jrcsmom especially as a single parent for what she did for her son. I am sure that will be the basis for a very strong relationship going forward between the two of them.</p>