<p>I thoroughly enjoyed this entire thread. It helped me breathe a little easier too. Silver, I feel like I could definitely hang with you.</p>
<p>We’re not facing anything near what you are facing, but it is scary to look at colleges that cost more for 3 semesters than we paid for our house. But, we are okay financially and will survive. </p>
<p>Our daughter was completely turned off by all our state schools. </p>
<p>She has been accepted at several pricey private schools that she is excited about and waiting to hear from some others. She hasn’t gotten all her financial aid offers but we think we’re looking at financing 10 to 15,000 a year after scholarships and grants and it is scaring me (I work in public service and that is half my salary for a year.) </p>
<p>I guess we’re lucky because I think we will only have to work for 5 years after death!</p>
<p>The funny thing is, our daughter is so chill about all this. She’s just excited to get out her small town hig school. </p>
<p>I’ll be glad when we have all the info. I think the best advice from this thread is just to wait another week or so and all will become clear. And I guess we can just try to be chill like our kids.</p>