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Helping child choose a college while also weighing in monetary factors.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:09 am
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:09 am
Son just graduated and is deciding between two schools. Small town kid, hard worker, wants to be an anesthesiologist.
LSU - large school, overall better college experience, closer to home, mom and dad are season football ticket holders so we would get to see him plenty in the fall. LSU would cost us roughly 12K annually.
Spring Hill College - small school, size of a large highschool, mainly has club type sports, not my alma mater, in Alabama, they are offering him 101K in scholarships over 4 years. We would still be out of pocket roughly 18K annually.
So roughly 24K difference over 4 years of undergrad.
This post was edited on 5/31/16 at 12:17 pm
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:10 am to BOSCEAUX
LSU easily beats Spring Hill College
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:10 am to BOSCEAUX
What's he studying?
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:10 am to BOSCEAUX
LSU
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:11 am to BOSCEAUX
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:12 am to Bama and Beer
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LSU easily beats Spring Hill College
Ehhh, it depends on what you're looking for in a college experience.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:12 am to abitabrewed4LSU
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What's he studying
Pre-med. Wants to be a anesthesiologist.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:13 am to BOSCEAUX
I'd say the atmosphere to succeed and go to med school is better at Springhill. Getting into med school takes extreme dedication and honestly LSU is a lot of fun and can take away some of that focus. However if he goes to Springhill and decides med school isn't for him he can transfer to LSU. I had a buddy that did that.
This post was edited on 6/1/16 at 2:33 am
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:13 am to BOSCEAUX
Spring Hill costs $30k/year?
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:14 am to BOSCEAUX
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anesthesiologist.
Send him to LSU. You're going to need that extra scratch.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:14 am to BOSCEAUX
If he wants to get it free he can do the sugar momma route. Saves you cash while he's getting that older woman thrill.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:15 am to BOSCEAUX
How would LSU cost 12k annually? That's the price of tuition + room and board. Is your son not getting TOPS or any other scholarships? And how does he expect to become an anesthesiologist if he can't get a couple scholarships to LSU?
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:15 am to upgrayedd
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Spring Hill costs $30k/year?
43K
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:15 am to BOSCEAUX
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I'll admit to a subtle brag first off.
Son just graduated and is deciding between two schools. Small town kid, hard worker, wants to be an anesthesiologist.
LSU - large school, overall better college experience, closer to home, mom and dad are season football ticket holders so we would get to see him plenty in the fall. LSU would cost us roughly 12K annually.
Spring Hill College - small school, size of a large highschool, mainly has club type sports, not my alma mater, in Alabama, they are offering him 101K in scholarships over 4 years. We would still be out of pocket roughly 18K annually.
So roughly 24K difference over 4 years of undergrad.
That is a no brainer. Tell him to go to LSU and save the $24K for grad school (if needed) and medical school.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:16 am to BOSCEAUX
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43K
Yeesh
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:18 am to Upperdecker
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How would LSU cost 12k annually? That's the price of tuition + room and board. Is your son not getting TOPS or any other scholarships? And how does he expect to become an anesthesiologist if he can't get a couple scholarships to LSU?
The estimator shows room and board cost 16K annually. Tuition is covered plus a few smaller scholarships. LSU doesn't drop a lot of coin like out of state schools recruiting kids.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:18 am to BOSCEAUX
So LSU is cheaper, he'd be closer to home and have a better experience? I'm not sure what the discussion is
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:22 am to Sterling Archer
I'm pushing LSU all the way. Mom and son are humbled a school would offer him 100K in scholarships that frankly has a better academic record than LSU. Also factoring in how long TOPS might be in existence.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:25 am to BOSCEAUX
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Son just graduated and is deciding between two schools. Small town kid, hard worker, wants to be an anesthesiologist
Let him go where his heart takes him.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:26 am to BOSCEAUX
Him going to LSU will help while applying to LSU's med school.
Having gone to Mississippi St for undergrad, and now a student at Samford, I'm saying this from experience: the SEC experience cannot be replicated at a small school such as Samford or Springhill.
LSU is the no-brainer.
Having gone to Mississippi St for undergrad, and now a student at Samford, I'm saying this from experience: the SEC experience cannot be replicated at a small school such as Samford or Springhill.
LSU is the no-brainer.
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