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curmudgeon: Not miffed at all. Just seems like you have it all managed, so not much point in--well--belaboring the point. Sounds like your daughter has good options and seems content with those...so, as I said before, all the best. She'll obviously be fine.

And I didn't mean to imply that you had not done your homework. I've been reading your posts with interest for many months now, so I knew you'd done your research. I did not realize she had already received letters guaranteeing support, however, at schools she would like to attend. Knowing that, what's with the continuing angst? Seems like a lot of unnecessary worry to me.

Also, maybe you didn't use the term, "sure bet." Here's what you did say:
"For financial safeties she has had to drop down to lower second tier, and third tier to provide guarantees of merit aid sufficient to attend."
So I don't know...I guess I read that as "sure bet." Sorry.

With regard to Tulane: All those kids we know who got money from there--not one attended. Maybe the money seemed too easy(?). Don't know, but--yes--they seem to have a lot of money to spare, unlike many other schools.