>>>He's on the dean's list at the community college and his chances of getting aid at a four year school during the last two years are pretty good.
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>Sounds as if he's doing well. Glad academic record increases the chances of aid though I have little knowledge of public schools that seem to charge as much as private for out-of-staters. I do know that Ivy League seems to have formed a pact not to grant scholarships for academic excellence. Now it's "financial aid" of which Ivy League has vast quantities, but denied if parent/s earn more than about $250K from memory. You're looking at about $50K/annum tuition if you pay yourself, which would tear a hole even in $250K once the tax man claims his share and that's assuming there's only one kid. Seems you either need to be poor, lower middle class or wealthy to easily attend Ivy League these days. As always the Middle Class gets the worst deal.
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>Meanwhile public and private schools continue to woo athletes and give them a free ride, even at Ivy League apparently.

Many of the University's spend more money on their athletic department than anything else. Another tidbit of information - who is the highest paid public employee in every state? With the exception of maybe 5 states, it's a college coach. I