Decoding Financial Aid- NPR story

Paying for College
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<p><a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/04/03/298330444/first-test-for-college-hopefuls-decoding-financial-aid-letters"&gt;http://www.npr.org/2014/04/03/298330444/first-test-for-college-hopefuls-decoding-financial-aid-letters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>When listening to this story on the radio, I heard them mention something called 'front loading'. Saying that many colleges give better aid up front than they will offer after the freshman year. I haven't seen this discussed on CC.</p>