How accurate are the "net price calculators" on college board?

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MY family is in the middle class but my dad (the main bread winner) lost his job for 2 years so they exhausted their savings, invests, etc.

These were the prices of the colleges I tried Swarthmore- $11,000 Boston Univeristy- $20,000
Boston College- $19,000 Vassar- $17,000 Macalster- $18,500.

My parents make $110,000.

I live in Illnois and this summer I was going to plan a trip to the northeast to look at these colleges.

*** I am the only one paying for my college. ***

***I need to know if these are accurate because if they are I will visit them.

I really don’t want a whole bunch of debt. Please help! Would it be good to contact a fiinacial admissions person and ask for their advice? Or will they just try to sell the college to me?


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If you’re the ONLY one paying for college, and BU, BC, V, and Mac will really cost you more than $17K…then WHY would you visit them when THOSE prices are unaffordable???

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I want to apply to law school. However, I know they really care about your gpa. ShouldI go to a school that challenges me ? But take shots at my gpa? Please help.

ACT- composite-26
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Your ACT is too low for Swat, BC, and maybe some of those other schools. Don’t waste your money visiting schools that won’t likely accept you and won’t likely be affordable.