College and financial aid

Parents Forum
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<p>Just to let folks know that the Boston Globe (Sunday March 21, 2005) has a special Education section devoted to college finances. Some articles:
"Aid offices shed cold images for games, personal approach."
"Divorce, separation snarl aid process"
"Beyond tuition: Hidden costs overwhelm college students."
"Emerson student gives pointers on frugal living."
"Scrutinize aid packages before signing on the dotted line, advisers say.""
"He makes fiancial aid search easygoing."
"Colleges aim to simplify student financial aid process."</p>

<p>Go to Boston.com for more. Hope this is helpful.</p>

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<p>Thanks, Marite!</p>

<p>In addition, the director of financial assistance at MIT has a very helpful blog which explains a lot of the details -</p>

<p><a href="http://blogs.mit.edu/barkowitz%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://blogs.mit.edu/barkowitz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Kudos to MIT for working hard to explain the admissions and financial aid processes this year.</p>

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<p>It looks like Thedad was the exception at Smith when it comes to negotiating for lower costs.</p>

<p>Harvard admits there is an advantage to applying early. Muhlenberg too.</p>

<p>According to the National Association of College Admission Counseling, If students and colleges can't agree on financial aid packages, the students should be let out of their commitments.</p>