College Bound Brief #59** No matter your budget—or where your child enrolls—college is expensive. For most families, education becomes one of the largest household expenses, second only to housing. Families can expect to pay between $100,000 - $400,000 over four years when you factor in …
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Book the Tour… and Maybe the Weather, Too
College Bound Brief #58** A gloomy day can change your mood, your travel plans—and now, apparently, how you feel about a college. Like all of us, seventeen-year-olds factor in a range of variables when making decisions, some grounded in logic and others in emotion. So it’s no surprise that …
The Return of Testing Isn’t Slowing Down
College Bound Brief #57** Louisiana State University joins a growing list of schools that will now require applicants to submit test scores as part of their application. The test-optional movement continues to add confusion to an already opaque and stressful college admissions process. For …
What College Students Actually Think
College Bound Brief #56** A recent report from two top-tier educational research and polling organizations, Lumina Foundation and Gallup, shares how college students really feel compared to what the public often assumes they feel. The headlines can sometimes paint a bleak picture. The data tells …