It’s a little weird to think that anyone out in the real world would perceive a call for transparency in college pricing as an idea that’s time has finally come. But such was the headline of an article from Washington DC last week. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania released a study of Net Price…
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Continue Reading Protected: For those of you who want to do more to help us unmask college prices
The Maddening Mirage of College Pricing College pricing is like a mirage adrift in a hall of mirrors. Most of the time, a school’s announced price is totally meaningless, tens of thousands of dollars more than what they ask you to pay. But “most of the time” doesn’t mean all of the time, and the…
Continue Reading Do You Want to See Colleges’ Real Prices? Share Yours.
Whether you’re a hip gen Z’er browsing college apps on a smartwatch or a crusty cowboy mailing college applications by pony express, the way to get yourself into college still boils down to four steps: Make a short list of schools Apply to some of them Get accepted at least once Enroll at the best…
Continue Reading The Biggest Reason Why the College Search Process is Broken
Almost every bit of a college marketing sales pitch boils down to this: “There is only one college or university that is perfectly suited for you, and we are it!” Not to be outdone, the rankings pumped out by higher ed “experts” just add to the spin, perpetuating the notion that each school occupies a distinct…
Continue Reading The #1 Reason Why Where You Go To College Doesn’t Really Matter
How can you pick a college if you don’t know what it costs? That seems like a pretty fair question. But that’s not the way the college search works. Students are told to make a list of schools that they think are a good fit, but they can’t find out how much any of…
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