Saying No to College

GMTplus7
Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:21:20 +0000

college grads are not able to climb out of the college debt hole they dug in



The median income of prep school parents is not representative of the median income of parents of the general population of college-bound kids. More than half the prep school kids are enrolled without financial aid. If these parents can manage $40k-$50k tuition/fees for prep school, then it is a reasonable assumption that they can manage $40k-$50k tuition/fees for college.

The prep school kids that are receiving FA are also not representative of the general population of college-bound kids. The high-achiever/motivated kids in selective college preparatory secondary schools have the resumes that made them attractive candidates for admission w FA to the prep school. Therefore, it is a reasonable assumption that these kids will continue to be attractive candidates for admission w FA/merit aid to colleges.

If you are advocating that kids skip college entirely, you may find a more sympathetic audience outside the CC Prep School Parents board.