My name is Thomas Germain. I am a journalist with Consumer Reports, and I have received permission from College Confidential to post on this forum.
I’m working on a story about state tuition rates. I’m trying to find students near the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) who picked a state college in order to cut down on tuition costs. If this sounds like you or your children, I’d love to set up an interview for our story. We’re working on a short TV spot that would air on local stations nation-wide.
If you’re interested, please post on this thread and I will contact you via Private Message.
Thomas, are you still doing research for this article or have you published already? I am a parent with a HS senior this year and so far the subject of tuition (sticker shock) is very stressful.
Is it even the right question? How many kids actually make the financial decision themselves? This is the parent’s forum, if you are looking for kids who have a free rein for such a decision, this seems the wrong place to be. The fact is the very vast majority of students will go to affordable state schools. How is that a story?
The odds are good that my 17 year old daughter will end up at SUNY because of the prices. Her brother spent a year at a private college in PA. It was absolutely the right place for him, but he realized the financial burden it was placing and has come home.