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<p>And that’s why we’re spending our “college savings” on high school. We most likely won’t qualify for enough FA to make HYP-M/S affordable for us (since we are not comfortable with taking out loans for school) - even if our kids were offered admission. But if our kids can get a fantastic undergraduate education at a great school that meets their needs, with substantial merit scholarship $$, then we are thrilled with that result, too.</p>
<p>I think that one reason matriculation stats for a BS can be misleading is that there are other families out there with a similar mindset when it comes to choosing a college. If a student is accepted to an Ivy school, but decides to go to another great school on a free-ride merit scholarship (which was most likely made possible by the academic and personal growth the student gained at the BS) how does that get reflected in the stats?</p>