<p>Have you had a meeting with her team about this? The staff at that school are well-acquainted with the post-high school options that their graduates pursue, and will have useful ideas for you. You also need to be very straight with her about the financial issues. If your family is likely to be full-pay, then just exactly what will full-pay mean? 30k from the parents plus maximum Federal loans ($5,500 freshman year, going up a bit after that) plus whatever she can save with summer and school year jobs could bring your real total to more like 40k. If you don’t want her borrowing anything, then make sure that is clear from the get-go.</p>
<p>Right now she has the “Up East Bug”. If none of those schools will work with your budget, the time to start getting that message across is now. Her real best option may be closer to home.</p>