<p>One would hope that counselors also tell students to “talk to your parents and run the net price calculators on the web sites of all of the colleges you are considering”.</p>
<p>It isn’t like a generation ago when state universities were barely more expensive than community colleges, and they were less selective than now, so many more students had them as realistic cheap safety options (that they could commute to if necessary) even at list price.</p>