Heart Broken Mom

emeraldkity4
Sat, 09 May 2009 09:10:31 +0000

Some of the above schools have need based financial aid- others have merit aid as well.
We found that schools that meet 100% need - do just that- with generous grants and small subsidized loans as well as work-study.
I would expect that for a student to be admitted to Brown or Georgetown- the opportunity available therein- not just the courses offered and the international status of the university, but for caliber of student body- re activities and classes, would be certainly worth paying your EFC .

However- if poor planning or other issues interfere with the ability to cover the EFC, then that needed to be discussed long before college applications.
( Although I am wondering why college would take 5 years?)
As far as defining/choosing your life work through your major before you have completed high school * and/or being pushed out of the way in your own life by your parent doing it for you*, most students are unsure of a major before they have taken any classes- many change majors & many even change schools.

I admit I am also unsure why the OP is * heartbroken*?
Seems to me she is getting her way.

It may be worthwhile to read the caveat parens thread to read the story of a parent who believed she knew what was best for her intelligent adult daughter- despite different interests and values.
I wonder if it will take until senior year for the daughter in * this thread* to make that clear?