<p>“views and concerns have evolved over time”</p>
<p>Amen to that! SO much can change between September and May! In 08, for D. finances changed DRAMATICALLY in that time! For S, it’s sorta shifted the other way. For D, we had no good idea of what GPA to expect when she got into her reach, so didn’t give her a number, but when I came her to CC for advice when things seemed shaky, a lot of folks said “if you didn’t give a number you can’t change the rules now!” And S is on a completely different trajectory, so we let him apply places not knowing WHERE he’d be by the time decisions were upon us.</p>
<p>We have what I think is an astronomical EFC, and we seem to be able to pay it (if things stay the way they are THIS year, and NOT the way they were in 2008), but how many can say money is no object? The money could always go toward retirement. Can there ever be enough? </p>
<p>Oops. Not about me.</p>
<p>I’ll follow along.</p>