CSS Profile...Expensive!!!

Mr.B
Thu, 03 Feb 2005 11:06:34 +0000

It is expensive considering the small cost of transmitting a small electronic data base. It would be fairer to charge more for the initial inputing and file storage and let people buy blocks of three or four school applications. Fairer for the consumer but not for the corporation.

Should the College Board be recognized as a monopoly and have it’s practices including pricing regulated? Should textbook publishers be forced to explain why you can buy the same textbook at half price in Europe? I don’t think the current administration in Washington would agree with these ideas.

I think getting a clear understanding of colleges and the cost of application during Junior year, and the establishment of a priority list early on is essential. My family looked over our student’s list and gave her a limit of how many schools she could apply to, with the understanding that the list had to include at least one safety school that she would like to attend. There were easily five more college she could have applied to if she had more time, and was willing to ask teachers for recommendations for, and if we could afford it. It is all about choices.