<p>My daughter applied to a variety of schools and thus far has been fortunate enough to be offered full ride scholarships from a few public institutions and granted acceptance to so called “elite” schools.
As a responsible adult, minding the zeitgeist, I feel that the best decision will be made only after all the financial information is given from these schools. Only then a true “pros and con” discussion can be made. IMO this is especially true in cases where the young adult has graduate or medical school aspirations. Would you really want a huge debt out of undergrad knowing that you may have to take on even more loans for grad school? I don’t think so. That’s why I guess I’m in the “show me the money” mode. The best overall pros vs cons will get the deposit and the rest a nice thank you for recognizing me letter.</p>