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The good news is that State U. is world class - University of Michigan - so that is where he will most likely go. Most would say it would be foolish to go to Duke when he could go to UM at a fraction of the cost. I tend to agree but my wish for him is to get out of the state of Michigan for a lot of different reasons.</p>
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<p>It definitely helps with FA to have two siblings back to back. Ours are 8 years apart. I also made the mistake of doubling down on house payments so it would be paid off in about 14 months. Another strike against getting FA. My thought was the 25K saved on the house would more than pay for a college. Live and learn.</p>