<p>There is no such thing as responsibilty, there is a desire or no desire. On the other hand, if kid is raised to always do the best, then, they should be smart enough to understand that where they attend is not as important as what they actually do at college. Such a top caliber HS student can find several places that offer him/her great amount in Merit awards, even full tuition and more. These kids are usually up to going to some kind of Grad. School and may negotiate with parents paying for Grad. School instead of college. And again, there is no responsibilty here, there is either desire or lack of it to pay. And either one is OK. nobody should judge anybody else, it is each familly businees and nobody else. </p>