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Originally Posted by Munchkin03
If your daughter is serious about going to an Ivy, most of them have changed their financial aid policies where students from families making below a certain amount (forget what it is offhand, but it's a pretty average middle to upper-middle class 2-family income) don't have loans as part of their aid packages. She's still a few years off from college, so more of their peer institutions will probably step up to the plate by then.
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I've been following that trend carefully. I think it will also make it that much harder to get into an Ivy because of those policies because more people will realize that an Ivy is financially available, so I'm trying to prepare her and convince her that University of Michigan is NOT below her and is still a highly respected institution that would prepare her for a career in writing/journalism... LOL. I only know of one kid ever from our school district who has been admitted to an Ivy and, while I don't want to dash her dreams, I don't want her being grossly disappointed if she has to "settle" for Michigan
(besides, there are no Alpha Gam chapters at any of the Ivy's currently and we do have a chapter with a big beautiful house at Michigan!) Seriously, she did become enamored with Ann Arbor when we went there for a book signing, so she'll probably be fine with going to Michigan if she doesn't make it into an Ivy. She was fascinated with the coffee shops filled with students reading and doing their homework. She was completely thrilled when she saw bulletin boards filled with fliers for poetry reading sessions, etc. A literary geek, that's what she is.
She played (band) at the high school graduation last night and said that all 3 valedictorians gave speeches. (getting back on topic) I don't see why any district would feel they had to have only one valedictorian in this day and age.
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