<p>Dear Gibby,</p>
<p>I’m sorry for provoking in my comment (previous page)… </p>
<p>you mentioned you were objecting to my statement being general, and not toward HYPS. I think you should reread what I wrote, if you haven’t already. The second word in my post was “HYPS”, and the first paragraph was how the endowments of tier one schools and almost every other school (including name brand Big Ten universities talked about at least as much as professional sports) are worlds apart. </p>
<p>Your comment about my advice being terrible was also essentially what I said… </p>
<p>I stand by my previous comment, especially considering I was in that exact situation during ‘college selection’ that spring. Money is by far the least important priority, when it comes to going to a school you truly want to go to (ex. Harvard) versus local community college for $3k/semester. While I sympathize with families (perhaps new ones) who don’t have the kind of income most American’s have, how money-tight a family is does not matter to anyone whatsoever outside of FA, in regards to choosing that beloved dream school. The best schools have the best FA, so it is almost certainly not going to be an issue - get a student loan and/or plan for more income, and don’t complain about it like Mr. Entitlement Handouts. Especially, don’t get a degree in Trends in Cuban Art and not plan ahead, or you’ll be with the Occupy Wall St crowd!</p>
<p>Here is my previous statement: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/13708126-post9.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/13708126-post9.html</a></p>