any one else feel like your kid is a slouch?

CollegeSearchDad
Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:00:44 +0000

evilqueen, having 80K in trust is awesome! If your D gets accepted in a program that is in the 40K room and board neighborhood, and gets a decent merit award, with the Stafford loan, wow, you will be almost zero out of pocket for the education and can concentrate on the travel part!

I’m going to throw a shout out your way for just such a program at Point Park in Pittsburgh. I know there have been kids in their program from the PNW. It may be in a land far far away, but somehow they make it a go, so logistically it must not be too much of an issue. There are students from all over the map in the program. It is a very strong, close knit program and Pittsburgh is a great arts town. The conservatory has always been strong and the university as a whole is a rising star in Pittsburgh.