The post acceptance guilt

[SportyPrep]

@ameridad

I have a different view. With no financial aid, and with travel included, Emma Willard would cost your family probably $80,000 a year the first year, and then likely more each year going forward. I do not believe going there at that kind of price is worth it for a financially strapped family, unless there are other factors influencing the decision. I also think the pressure you might feel at attending at such a sacrifice for your family might weigh too heavily on you as time goes by.

I don’t know the particular circumstances of this family. I would just encourage them to consider their budgeting for college and balance that with the cost/benefit of boarding school. I would prioritize college finances, if it came to that.

OP: it is wonderful that you have this kind of awareness and empathy to ask these questions.