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[QUOTE="kibblesnbits, post: 4747321, member: 97"]
I guess that depends on your definition of comfortable and who is making the final decision.  I've seen lots of references to telling kids they should (in some cases must) go to the cheapest place, that an undergraduate education is a commodity, etc.  I only know my own kids and their experiences.  My youngest for instance, turned down a well over half tuition scholarship at my alma mater.  While it pained me, she went to a school that she thought better fit her interests, scope of opportunities and emphasis on coop work experiences.  It cost more but she was more comfortable and ended up in a place that she didn't expect and wouldn't have been available to her at my school.  It was also in a location and was of a size that she preferred.  In a trade-off between her comfort and mine hers won out and it worked.  Fortunately, while it was a stretch I could afford it.  Yes, I understand that's not always the case for many people, but when it can be done and there are credible reasons for the decision, the cheapest option may not be the best.  Is that thought process limited to just 5-10% of the college-bound graduates?  Perhaps, but I think that's excessively limiting.
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