<p>Having a hard time with the wesleyan price tag since we would not qualify for financial aid and they give no merit scholarships. Child is in love with the school and it seems a mutual admiration on their part. What have other parents reasoned this out? One option is hold off and go there for graduate school. There is always the chance however they may not want to go there as much later</p>
<p>either:
- pay it, if you can, in which case you are weighting the child’s potential happiness over the potential future financial jeopardy to yourself. One justifying theory being: it’s not the kid’s fault the $$ is tough for you to come by, it’s yours, so you should suffer the consequences, not the child.
or - Don’t, and send the child someplace you can more comfortably afford. the child may be less happy,with fewer doors opened at worst case, but maybe not, and in any event will just have to deal with the fact that you simply don’t have the money.</p>
<p>Pick one.</p>
<p>What is your child interested in? Keep in mind that Wesleyan is not a full-fledged university - it’s a liberal arts college with science graduate programs and an ethnomusicology/composition graduate program (as you probably know). Would either of these be an option for graduate school? If not, undergrad might be the only chance to attend…</p>
<p>Have you discussed with Wesleyan’s financial aid office and comfirmed you won’t qualify for aid?</p>