Most families don't consider financial impact when picking colleges Started in Parents Forum by Northstarmom on 08-20-2008
A survey by student lender Sallie Mae also indicates that only 20% of middle class and affluent students attend private colleges, and most students use jobs, loans, savings to pay 1/3 of their college tuition costs.

NY Times article on recent graduates and college towns Started in Parents Forum by dbwes on 08-17-2008
The NYT names towns that some grads find tough to leave. Can you guess what they are? (A couple surprises here?)