<p>It is a little backwards that most do not decide their upcoming year tuition and fees until after students need to decide. One exception I know of is Miami/OH as they have 2008-09 rates posted already. (Kind of like finding out, after ringing out at the check out lane, how much your milk and bread will really cost). We just sort of figured a 5% increase across the boards from last year’s rates…hoping that’s not true…but it gave us a figure. It seems like if this is the way it works, we should all be able to negotiate with finaid reps…kind of like buying a used car! What an eye opener this whole process can be, huh?</p>