How some students avoid crushing debt

[NotVerySmart]

http://www.theonion.com/article/failure-get-private-college-be-most-financially-re-52673

According to reports, Harrison’s rejected application, which she spent weeks preparing in hopes of spending four years at her “dream school,” will save the young student a total of nearly $370,000, including $205,768 in tuition, $3,714 in fees, $57,392 in room and board, and $101,670 in student loan interest payments.

Maybe The Onion should be in the college counseling business.