> They didn't know a large part of the expenses would be taken care of by need-based financial aid. Midwesterner here (who did know about prestigious private s

> They didn't know a large part of the expenses would be taken care of by need-based financial aid. Midwesterner here (who did know about prestigious private schools, tyvm). I've yet to see a "need-based financial aid" package that made a private school worth it. Ugh, the Bay Area attitude toward the Midwest is so exhausting. What a surprise that there are smart people that graduate from public schools! Jeesh.