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To: Ilaine who wrote (117162)	5/30/2005 1:17:37 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793759

Your kids are better off if you help them through law school or med school or vet school or business school, whatever professional school, CPA, help them get a Masters, better off than a fancy BA or BS. A fancy BA or BS will get you into a fancy law, medical, or professional school. The difference between a fancy law, medical, or professionals school is huge. A major law firm start kids at $120-140,000 per year plus $20-40,000 bonus. Otherwise you are making $50-60,000 a year. A lot of times, I don't see that much difference in the kids except for their fancy professional school. Once you are in the fancy professional school club, you are made. It really pays to get your kids into those fancy schools. Mothers in New York really know how this game is played. They will do anything (anything) to get their kids in the right pre-school - to get them started on their way to a fancy college.

To: Ilaine who wrote (117162)	5/30/2005 4:15:10 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793759

At least, that's my opinion. The "Junior College" system in California is wonderful. You can get the first two years of general subjects out of the way very cheaply and locally. With better qualified teachers than you would have at the top scale universities, with their "TA's." Then you are guaranteed admittance into the top ones for your last two years. Unless you are going to try to teach at the college level, I really can't see getting an MA or PHD. Law, medicine, of course, is a different story. Even a PHD in Engineering is worth only about 15% more in income. Get the first two undergrad years out of the way the cheapest way possible.

To: Ilaine who wrote (117162)	5/31/2005 4:36:00 AM
From: JDN	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793759

I read the responses to your post, but I agree with you. In case there are any young parents on this thread I will impart what has developed with my son. I saved from the day he was born for college. Had a nice nest egg put away for him. As it turned out he was very bright and we had a local college almost next to his high school. To make a long story short, he was DUAL ENROLLED during his last two years in HS and when he graduated from HS he already had 1 1/2 years of college credits. Then he went to the University of Florida (under scholarship thus tuition free). There he got his undergraduate degree. He stayed on and got his Masters Degree and not only was the tuition free but they PAID HIM 23k a year to go there. Thus through that level the only cost I had was his room and board which would have had even if he stayed home. Now he is working at NIH and going to John Hopkins for his Phd. There the courses cost $600 and HOUR. BUT, NIH pays his tuition plus his salary which covers all his living expenses and its costing me NOTHING. So, I have used that money over the years to make his life a little brighter with a Jeep, extra stuff and still hope to have enough left over when he finally settles down to help him with the down payment on a home. So, the bottom line is, if kids would apply themselves in school, get good grades they can go to college for practically nothing. jdn