Well, S21 was rejected at UMich and waitlisted at Rice and Syracuse. UPenn is likely to be one of those as well. Acceptance there would be a whole other discussion.
UMIch and 'Cuse were gut punches that added to the not great mindset that S21 is in this year. He has been hit hard like many of his peers, but maybe harder? IDK, he is my only senior. He is having a hard time with Miami OH despite the cost savings. S21 wants strong sports and name recognition. He admitted that it is arrogance and ego, but worries about prestige of the school.
Unless there is some major change in finances, we could do IU-Kelley, Loyola-Chicago, SLU, or UMass with him taking out the loans and maybe be able to help him pay off those loans after graduation, but I’m trying to find a reason that we should. I even worked out the total cost, assuming 2% increase in COA at the others (MiamiU won’t increase for him). The difference runs from $70K more for UMass to $106K more for IU-Kelley!
Anyone out there make the case that any of those others are worth the extra cost or that Miami OH isn’t worth the “bargain”? ROI is top 10 for business per P&Q, and starting salaries for all of these schools look to be within $10K of one another, but alumni networks, recruitment, general student experience are variables I cannot really tell.
I feel like he should be making the case to us instead of tired ol’ mom making the case to him, but here I am. LOL!