<p>I found an interesting article online today looking at the low-income college cost conundrum from several interesting angles....</p>
<p>I kinda wonder how bad it actually is though, eh? Thoughts?</p>
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<p>College costs hit working class hard</p>
<p>By Chris Etheridge, Faryl Ury and Amanda Marquart</p>
<p>In less than a month, 2007 calendars will replace the faded images of this years Dilberts, Bushisms and Sudoku puzzles.</p>
<p>But for American families with high school seniors, flipping the page to a new year not only brings personal promises and resolutions, but also the deep worry about bettering their childrens future education.</p>
<p>Often the dream to see a child go to college does not come with the money to fulfill that wish. Students are graduating with more than $25,000 in debt a figure that one financial advisor says can translate to close to $2 million in lost retirement savings.</p>
<p>Getting accepted to their school of choice is not the problem for many qualified students. High GPAs, long extra curricular resumes and solid entrance exam results usually result in an acceptance letter and sometimes a scholarship. But as the annual college application ritual comes to an end, the focus turns to the question: Ok. Im in. But how am I going to pay the bills?</p>
<p>A combination of poor financial planning on the part of many parents, stiffened rules on financial aid programs and rising tuition rates at colleges nationwide are leaving more working class families behind.</p>
<p>Story continues:
<a href="http://www.methodsreporter.com/2006/12/17/college-financial-aid/%5B/url%5D">http://www.methodsreporter.com/2006/12/17/college-financial-aid/</a></p>