@intparent Agreed. On my toughest parenting days, researching college stuff is a tonic. It makes very salient the fact that there is a light at the end of this tunnel (OK… not that applying for college is a “light” but it is the end of the tunnel).
Practically speaking, my big fear is that NYU’s ticket will get hot as a front row seat at Hamilton over the next decade. And what looked like a reasonably achievable goal now may seem laughably reachy. Just something to keep an eye on. I don’t want to base my thinking on dated information.