Paying for college

twoinanddone
Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:55:35 +0000

Does your school have an information night for jr/sr? Drag your parents to that. It is eye opening for many to learn things have changed in the last 20 years, that the family is responsible for most of the costs of college, that the costs of college vary from $5000 for a community college to $65,000 for the top schools. Even though your parents may have read about the rising cost of college, they have no idea (really, I know this because I was in their spot 2 years ago).

If your school allows it, set up an appointment for all of you with your guidance counselor. The GC can (hopefully) open up their eyes about the schools you are interested in and the costs.