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To: DMaA who wrote (233141)	3/2/2002 5:25:36 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Respond to of 769670

True. I recall reading a piece a couple years back comparing college costs to the rate of inflation. Not even close. I get a kick out of people who say things like, "I'm not worried about my college costs. My kid is smart. He'll get a scholarship." These people don't have a clue. No such thing as a "scholarship" anymore unless your kid is a National Merit finalist and goes to an in-state public college. For everyone else, it's cash on the barrelhead as determined by financial-aid-based-on-need. And if you and your spouse make more than $90,000 a year, you can kiss that prospect good-bye. I have a friend whose daughter was accepted at Georgetown but was offered zilch in financial aid. He called the financial aid office. He said, "But you don't understand. She scored 1400 on her SAT and is a National Merit finalist." The person on the other end said, "Sir. All of those accepted for admission scored 1400 on their SATs." End of discussion.