<p>parabella,</p>
<p>My last post was going to be my swan song for this thread, but your “too small, too catholic, too Spokane” deserves a response. Again, without a doubt UW should be a financial safety school for Washington residents - my comments were mostly directed at the shortfall of FinAid being handed out. Then you come on here comparing UW to Harvard in terms of FinAid? Even you admitted your S compromised his top 2 choices for UW for financial reasons - so why be so sanctimonious? By the way, my S’s safety 4 years ago was UW as well - he got admitted to UCLA, GaTech, and the Air Force Academy. And yes, for engineering, we would have sucked it up for either UCLA or GaTech if he had not chosen AFA. But UW was decidedly a financial safety then, and was this year for D as well, this in no way is detracting for those truly wanting to go to UW for their education regardless of FinAid packages. I was merely commenting on the fact that UW has gotten a bit stingy on FinAid.</p>
<p>Oh, and sports is just a bonus - I certainly don’t expect anyone to factor in that unless S/D is an athlete choosing where to play. But it certainly felt good a couple years ago sitting in Husky Stadium watching little Air Force punch in a TD in the closing seconds to beat UW.</p>