Is it really worth 250,000 ?

sacchi
Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:17:24 +0000

WashU is a great school, and lots of families (including mine) are full-pay for it. Probably most of the students accepted there have the stats to have gotten good merit aid offers at less selective schools (although probably at lower tier schools than Tulane).

If your D would have to take out $250k in loans to attend WashU, I would join the chorus for Tulane. But it sounds like that is not the case for your family.

My advice would be to let your D decide. She can choose to spend the money on undergrad at WashU and be on her own for any future med/grad school expenses, or attend Tulane and have significant family assistance for med/grad school. Your D is fortunate to have such great options.