Looking for help with son's college list

DadTwoGirls
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 16:12:16 +0000

JTBT:

We are from MA. UMASS Amherst is on the radar

U.Mass Amherst is a very good university. I am not sure whether or not the price will come in under $20k for you. I am expecting it to be at least very close. U.Mass Lowell might be worth considering if you want to minimize the cost.

I know someone from Massachusetts whose daughter thought that U.Mass was boring and went to UVM, as well as someone from Vermont whose daughter thought that UVM was boring and went to U.Mass. Both sets of parents paid somewhat extra for the benefit of having their daughters go out of state. In-state schools are very good in most cases, including for students from Massachusetts (or from Vermont).

I would definitely run the NPC on the web site of universities that you are considering. If you are divorced, separated, or own a small business, farm, or rental property the NPCs might be way off and too optimistic. Otherwise they seem to be quite accurate at least in our experience.