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Accepted_s_Mom
Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:21:05 +0000

My daughter was accepted into the Elliot School of International Affairs for the fall 2006, however we are not getting one penny of either financial or merit aid - Her gpa was 5.8/6.0, however I guess her SAT’s weren’t high enough. That said, I guess we are expected to pay out of pocket over 200,000 for this education. I am curious whether other people are actually paying 50,000+ per year out of pocket? We are middle class with one income, we put some money away for college but it won’t cover nearly the 200,000. My daughter wants to go to GW, but I am trying to understand the value and what we will get for the 200,000, when she can go to The College of New Jersey (actually ranked higher than GW - Peterson’s/Barrons) for less than 20,000/year. What is the payback of a GW education for 200,000? Any thoughts/comments, experiences? Thanks