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Message: [QUOTE="Stevenson, post: 3389940, member: 58"] Responding to my own thread, I think its bad optics from SU. While the increase is only like $950 a semester, which shouldn't really break anyone (including SU) if you chose the school in the first place, I think it is stunning that tuition alone is over $50K. I'm glad its my boy's senior year. I have fraternity brothers who have college aged kids and SU is not on the radar for their kids because of cost. These are guys with real jobs and six figure incomes. They cant justify the cost when there are cheaper alternatives. They cant or wont send their kid to their school. Its a bit sad. That's what happens when the cost of college goes up more than income growth every year for 30 years. My nephew was #2 in his HS class and got into Georgetown, His dual income family couldn't afford it as Gtown doesn't give merit aid only need based aid. They sent him to GW instead as they came thru with lots of aid. There's a real barbell forming: Poor enough to get aid or rich enough to pay full freight. Those in the middle are getting the short end of the stick. And the middle is getting bigger. As an aside, my oldest just graduated Michigan State. We got in-state tuition due to my military service, so it was like $25k a year all in. I saw side by side the classes and opportunities my SU kid and my MSU kid had and have. While I'm glad my middle son could carry on the legacy at SU (4th generation, beat that) and its is definitely the school for him, MSU was definitely the school for my oldest and each education had their pluses and minuses that had nothing to do with cost. Both schools are fantastic... ...and my high school junior likes both SU and MSU among others...my 3 year old is 15 years away. How much will SU be then? [/QUOTE]

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