I've been writing about paying for school for 20 years, and the guy who knows more big-picture info about college costs than anyone else: Mark Kantrowitz.
High school seniors across the country begin to receive their college acceptance letters this month, and many will be breathing a sigh of relief. Getting in is the hard part, right?
As a principal's daughter, I'm obsessed with the cost of college today. So naturally, I was fascinated by an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Colleges Weigh How to Estimate Cost to Families."
Ivy league or state school? Private college is very expensive, and not necessarily a better investment than a state school.
