<p>I haven’t read all through this thread, so I’m not sure this has been mentioned. </p>
<p>One thing middle class students could do to lower the cost of college is to take lots of AP classes and actually prepare for the exams so that they can do well. This can work especially well if you go to a university that accepts most exams and scores of3 or higher. </p>
<p>When I still went to public school, a lot of people took AP classes but almost no one prepared for the exams. People would spend the $80 and get 1s or 2s every time. </p>
<p>Personally if I went to the local state university, I’d be able to automatically get credit for general biology, chemistry, physics, calc I/II, and freshman comp. With AP credit alone I would have my freshman year finished for a biology major.</p>