For ideas on items to include on a spreadsheet, you may want to start looking at this thread from about this point (not the whole thread…but the next 50ish posts are probably pretty relevant for your interest):
Thanks for mentioning this! Our C25 and we are setting up their college spreadsheet for comparing college offers and features (financial columns and some college specific columns - impressions from tours, academic major details, flexibility to switch between colleges within a university, dorms, food, weather, signature programs, study abroad, etc). Any topics for spreadsheet columns that you would suggest, or templates/topics that anyone has found that were helpful for them? Thanks in advance!
This post shares some info on how I would gather financial info:
I would advise creating a spreadsheet with all the financial info. @UTmeritseeker has talked about how their family created one and may have some suggestions.
This is what I would probably do when considering different colleges:
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Since the image isn’t workable for those using text readers, I’ve pasted the chart in below. But it helps to keep track of the factors involved in figuring out how much a school is likely to cost, whether it can get down further in costs via merit, etc. I also highlighted the box that shows the likeliest cost for a student, particularly when comparing the profile of a student to the rest of the school and what percentage of a school receives merit money.
Loans in NPC
Auto Merit
Average Merit
Enrolled Students Profile
Additional Merit Considerations
School
Tuition, Room & Board Costs
NPC
Did NPC include loans?
If yes, amount in loans included.
If yes, add amount of loans to NPC as actual cost.
Did NPC include merit aid?
If…
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