(MONEY Magazine) – "No, we probably would have guessed it would be half of what it costs today. And we're worried." --Judie Kavit (and daughter Caroline), Yorktown, Va.

"No, no one would expect anything to cost this much. If I can't swing it, she'll have loans that I'll help her to pay off." --Mark Linder (and daughter Samantha), New Jersey

"I was expecting it to be absurdly expensive. We believe that whatever your kids want to do, you figure out a way." --Mary Norman (and daughter Malia), Springfield, Mo.

Interviews conducted in Washington Square Park, Manhattan