Use an Aid Calculator to Get the Real Cost of College

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I think that if all colleges put out the real price for each individual student BEFORE the student applied, the crazy inflation for college education would subside. Competition leads to better prices for consumers in any market but you can't have competition without accurate information. Maybe we are finally getting there in higher education. Maybe.

TinaJ of NY 10:10AM July 14, 2010

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Lynn O'Shaughnessy is a higher-ed journalist, speaker and consultant, who is focused on helping families with teenagers find the right colleges at the right price. Lynn is the author of The College Solution, an Amazon bestseller, and a new eBook, Shrinking the Cost of College: 152 Ways to Cut the Price of a Bachelor's Degree. In addition to her U.S. News college blog, Lynn also shares her knowledge about college strategies at her own blog, TheCollegeSolutionBlog, as well as one at CBSMoneyWatch. Got a question? E-mail her at collegesolution@usnews.com or follow her on Twitter.