<p>I am an Asian parent with a kid going to UVA ( in state for us ) this fall.
And I’ve noticed even within the different Asian families I talked to about colleges, there are MANY groups with totally different views/attitude towards tuition/cost/where to apply etc:</p>
<p>~ you’ll be so very surprised that some Asians families don’t save at all for college & say ‘oh-my-kid-will-get-FA’ … hope you can see my puzzled look on my face!</p>
<p>~ or that they have no / little idea of how their local colleges rank/compare to each other in terms of everything</p>
<p>~ then you’ll have another sub-group of Asian parents ( from all backgrounds & jobs) who SAVE quite a bit & save regularly knowing that they will have to pay for tuition, regardless of their income.</p>
<p>~ then, once in a while, I will see some really wealthy families who CAN afford the full pay…that is not usual but they are out there.</p>