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College costs even more than you thought it did

June 29, 2016

NPR has a helpful article on little-known costs of college. My two favorite takeaways:

1) Students living at home aren’t always saving money because they get less access to aid, and

2) Financial aid calculators overestimate how much parents can pay.

Take a few minutes to read their 6 key findings.

Posted in Blog Post, Paying for College and tagged college costs, College Inside Track, financial aid, NPR, paying for college

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