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A Better Way to Shop for Colleges

The Maddening Mirage of College Pricing Shopping for college is like seeing 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,…

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The Myth of College Affordability (The Problem Isn’t What You Think It Is)

If you find yourself reading something that starts with a panicky freak out about crazy high college prices that make college unaffordable, STOP. Put down your tablet. Watch a kitten video. Do whatever you have to do to walk away. Why? Because everything after that sky-is-falling setup is based on a myth about college affordability.

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