<p>Just remember, tuition at MA state colleges and universities is kept very low–fees are several thousand. That way the pols can say they aren’t raising tuition, but keep jacking up the fees.</p>
<p>My D was offered only about $1700 ‘free tuition’ at UMass-Amherst. Fees were in the neighborhood of 5K.</p>
<p>Just be forewarned. If you’re going to a state school anyway, the J/A Adams scholarships are worth a little bit of money. But ‘free tuition’ is is not what you would think.</p>
<p>My godson at UConn received a free ride, which included about 5K in tuition, and a much smaller amount in fees.</p>