It can be a bitter pill to swallow, my high stats kids (from NJ) realized that since we aren’t eligible for FA, but can’t afford full freight OOS or private, that reach schools really didn’t work. My daughter accepted to Villanova honors ended up at UDel with merit. My Clemson honors sophomore is paying more than Rutgers (she only had a 33 act and 3.98 UWGPA) because her twin was going to Rutgers (30/3.7), and she worked so much more than he did, and didn’t want to attend the same college. Both could’ve been accepted at higher ranked schools, but we had no way to pay for them. My kids also had ridiculous schedules with work and athletics, which prepared them well for time management in college, a plus.
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