Middle Class Financial Issues

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So without worrying about the money, Weathers resolved to enroll at Williams—even after his family received their award letter from the school on April 30, 2014. They learned that although Williams had given Weathers $15,320 in grants, his “estimated family contribution” would be $42,300, far more than Chris Weathers says he can afford.

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<p>@Englishman Did you read the whole article? I am a bit dumbfounded as to why someone would enroll at any school when he knew that his bill of $42,300 for the first year was NOT affordable.</p>

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seems Williams try hard at the front end but then have occasionally dropped the ball later on.

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<p>There was no ball to drop later on. The student and his family were very aware of the cost in April before the beginning of Freshman year. They could not afford to pay the bill for the first year. So, where exactly did they think the EXTRA money would come from? </p>