Feeling guilty....should I feel this way? HELP

huguenot
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:18:23 +0000

You’ve already gotten great advice. We were in the same spot you are last year - own business, no money, savings dwindling quickly. We told our ds the truth - we can’t afford anything except living at home and the nearest state college. However, I told him that we would look at a bunch of “good match” colleges, apply to a bunch, and see what happened financially from the colleges. We told him to “guard his heart” and not fall in love with a school, because there was no way on earth we could afford most of what he was looking at.

He did a great job of keeping an open mind and the Lord really blessed. He got several great scholarship offers, including a total full ride from one of the most expensive privates on our list, which “happened” to be the one he liked the best. God is good! He’s a freshman there now and very, very happy.

So… don’t limit your options yet, but “guard your hearts” and keep your minds open.

Also, if money is really tight, College Board has a Fee Waiver available that will pay for 2 sittings of the SAT, 2 sittings of the SAT II, and 4 college application fees (and generally other colleges will waive fees if you’ve used those up). Apply to a bunch of colleges, so you have plenty of financial aid packages to choose from. Concentrate on those your daughter is in the top ranks stats wise - more likely for merit.

However… remember that scholarships are recruiting tools, so are unpredictable. DS got better offers from some highly ranked schools than from our average state univ!