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Assuming this to be true (which I confirmed is a new thing for FAFSA 2017-2018 which took my parents by surprise), I ran my numbers on F&M.
Freshman year <5K
Sophomore year 10K
Junior year 35K
But my older sister is graduating this year, and my younger sibling will be in college 1 year after me.
- How much debt is considered to be reasonable and manageable? $50K? I also have $25K set aside
- Could Franklin and Marshall reject me based on my first year’s need? Even though my situation will be vastly different over the coming years?
- Is Franklin and Marshall a middle tier school in terms of my list?
- What are other schools from my list good to run? I don’t want to be using too much of my parent’s time
- Do I need to consider other schools? I also would like to have some backups in case I have a career-ending soccer injury. I’ve heard some horror stories about kids who had compound fractures and almost had their legs amputated, and not getting into the college they were recruited for.
Some updates in terms of my list. Bates is off; they do not offer CS. Amherst, Williams and Middlebury are on. Actually, here is the list now (also in order of preference):
Colby
Amherst
Williams
Hamilton
Bowdoin
Middlebury
Franklin and Marshall
Lafayette
Johns Hopkins
Haverford
Dickinson
U of Rochester
Union (only school I have actually visited)
Swarthmore
Bucknell (have to consider the greek factor)
St. Lawrence
Conn College
Gettysburg (have to consider the greek factor
Denison
Fallbacks:
University of Richmond
Universit of Vermont
Removed: Bates (no CS), Babson (weak CS), Kenyon (no CS)