<p>We’re prepared to pay at least $20000. Cost of state school tuition And room and board here. Might pay a bit more. That’s about 20% of our gross income. Son has received a couple full tuition offers but we still would pay more for the right school. I paid all my college expenses and paid for grad school. My parents didn’t have the money. I don’t resent it, but I don’t think it was particularly character building. I was a responsible hard working kid. It worked out for me. My siblings were late bloomers. I think it was disasterous for a couple of my brothers. They were clueless. Never went to college.</p>
<p>And if my son ends up working at a coffee shop or driving cab after 4 years, he’ll have to figure that out himself. We think we owe him a good education. What he does with it is up to him.</p>