Parents of the HS Class of 2025 (Part 1)

[fretfulmother]

@dfbdfb Are you willing to weigh in on my DS25’s dilemma from that perspective? –

UMD [$45k] vs. Cornell [$90k] vs. UIUC [$60k] aerospace

My son was very fortunate to get in almost everywhere that he applied. He is interested in aerospace, from the “civil” more than the “mechanical” side, and he is also a strong amateur vocal musician. Significantly, a large/vibrant Jewish community is important to him. We are full pay. He got merit aid but is OOS at UMD, so about $45K/year. UIUC about 60K/year. Cornell about 90K/year. (He also got into Pitt and UMA which come out to less than 40K/year, but they do not compete on his must-haves). He was admitted to aerospace engineering at UMD and UIUC and to Engineering in general (?) at Cornell; not sure how that works exactly but he told them he wanted aerospace which is inside mechanical there. DS is pretty sure that he will want to do graduate school, but who can really be sure at age 18. He is into his first choice Honors LLC at UMD including what is to DS the most desirable dorm. He was not admitted to Honors at UIUC and is less enthusiastic about UIUC in general. DS a…