Accuracy of The College Board's "Net Price Calculator"

Paying for College
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<p>In October 2010 the College Board launched their new "Net Price Calculator" for about 20 schools including Dartmouth, Duke, Rice, Amherst, Tufts, among others.</p>

<p>The</a> College Board's Net Price Calculator</p>

<p>The Net Price Calculator is customized for each college using the service, a range of options can be added to further engage prospective students. For example, colleges can offer students more information about programs, explain how to apply for admission or schedule a campus tour.</p>

<p>I'm curious about whether anyone that applied to schools that use this service this year have used this calculator and can comment on how accurate it was. If you (or son/daughter) were accepted into one of the participating colleges, I'd love to hear some comments on how close your actual aid award was to what was estimated on this calculator.</p>

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<p>My son attends Wake Forest and I have played around with this calculator to see how closely it predicted the actual award we rcvd for this year - and it was quite accurate. A touch higher than the actual award - but not by much.</p>