<p>I wouldn’t recommend compromising your retirement for your kid to attend a top 10 school when there are plenty of great options that might provide great merit scholarships. Just my opinion though. I am sure many would would not agree.</p>
<p>Well I would agree-</p>
<p>There are so many choices- almost as many as there are students it seems sometimes- but like at the supermarket, that can make it more confusing.
US news and others are good resources- but even if you are a top scholar- a Westinghouse winner- there are other opportunities that can be appropriate besides an Ivy.</p>
<p>Also if it means that your parents have to shortchange other priorities- then going into hock for an Ivy * wouldn’t* be appropriate IMO.</p>
<p>it is the other suckers…er…parents who are paying full tuition who are paying for scholarships.</p>
<p>Source?</p>
<p>Actually endowments pay for scholarships- tuition from other parents never pay to subsidize another student.
However at Ds school room and board costs included maintainance while students who lived off campus, didn’t include those fees.</p>