<p>Well, I guess I could add our experience: When my son turned down better financial aid packages to instead attend ND, he did so with our concurrence and blessing. It is a not a decision we have regretted, even as we write those tuition checks, lol. Our son has thanked us numerous times for what he considers to be the gift of attending Notre Dame. ND offers an extraordinary experience, in our opinion. But spending more to attend ND was a choice we made as a family. Not everyone can or will make that same choice.</p>