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What Financial Aid Offers Don’t Tell You About the Cost of College

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Opening college financial aid offers can be a moment of both excitement and confusion for students...

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Know before You Go: Weighing the Costs of College

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Ah, springtime—when high school seniors’ thoughts turn to checking their real and virtual mailboxes...

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