And my opinion added to the above post…please…please let your kids know the college annual budget up front. Let them know that any college that doesn’t come it at a price point you can afford is going to have to be crossed off of consideration.
Every year here, we have parents and students who post about unaffordable acceptances (which they knew would be unaffordable if money wasn’t forthcoming from the colleges) and wonder if there is any way to make them affordable…or how to address this with their kids.
Best (in my opinion) for the students to know the budget up front.