Saying Yes Before You See the Price
The appeal came back in a few days. The answer was no.
Mastering College Affordability
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The FAFSA You Think You Don't Need
Last time I made the case that you cannot build a sane college list without knowing your Student Aid Index — and that "we make too much for …
Two Colleges, Same Price Tag, $82,000 Apart
Vanderbilt's total cost of attendance last year was $94,142.
The Number Colleges Think You Can Pay: What Your SAI Is, and Why It's Not What You Think
"Michael, just tell me where the line is. Is it $50,000? Is it $100,000?"
What Can Your Family Actually Pay for College? How to Build Your College Number
What Can Your Family Actually Pay for College? Let me give you the sentence that reframes this whole thing, and then we'll go build your num…
Nobody Would Talk About the Money
I paid a college consultant good money to help our family, and one afternoon I asked her the only question I actually cared about.