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It will limit her to the selectivity level of her eventual target schools: sure. But it’s engineering and people understand. There are no insurmountable issues for her eventual (albeit delayed) bachelors at this point that i can see. In your last post, I think you’ve answered your own questions. The money isn’t there and now she has to take a less desirable path. That’s life for her and she (and your family) will manage.</p>