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| Introduction | |
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| Shrinking the Cost of College | |
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| Making College More Affordable | |
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| Show Me the Money | |
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| The Colleges with the Best Financial Aid | |
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| Who Gets Financial Aid? | |
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| Winning the Educational Lottery | |
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| Calculating Your Expected Family Contribution | |
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| A Revolutionary Calculator | |
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| The Allure of Out-of-State Public Universities | |
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| Looking Across State Lines for a Bargain | |
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| Capturing Private Scholarships | |
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| Will Saving for College Hurt Your Financial Aid Chances? | |
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| Maximizing Financial Aid | |
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| More Ways to Shrink the Cost of College | |
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| Appealing the Verdict | |
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| Getting Grandma to Help | |
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| Increasing Your Admission Chances | |
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| Boosting Your Chances | |
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| Finding the Right Match | |
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| Ditching the Test | |
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| Showing a College Some Love | |
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| When Talent Is the Hook | |
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| The Realities of Athletic Scholarships | |
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| The Geographic Hook | |
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| Why Being Rich Helps | |
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| The Legacy Hook | |
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| Playing the Gender Card | |
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| Diversity Blueprint | |
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| The Asian Student Dilemma | |
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| Knowing Your Academic Choices | |
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| What's the Difference Between a College and a University? | |
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| The Ivy League Myth | |
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| What Is a Research University? | |
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| What University Professors Do | |
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| The Beauty of Liberal Arts CoUeges | |
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| What Is a Medium-Sized University? | |
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| Why Community Colleges Are Popular | |
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| Nine Ways to Generate College Ideas | |
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| Evaluating the Academics | |
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| Are Students Really Learning? | |
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| What's Wrong with US News & World Report's College Rankings | |
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| The Right Way to Use College Rankings | |
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| College Rankings: An Alternative | |
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| The Hallmarks of a Student-Centered University | |
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| Staying in College Too Long | |
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| Grading Academic Departments | |
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| Kicking the Tires | |
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| Admission Nuts and Bolts | |
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| What You Need to Know About High School Counselors | |
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| What You Need to Know About Independent College Counselors | |
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| Knowing What to Do When | |
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| Writing Your Way Into College | |
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| Visiting College Campuses | |
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| Acing the College Interview | |
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| Transferring to a Different College | |
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| Getting Credit for Your Work | |
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| Borrowing for College | |
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| The Best Student Loans | |
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| Private College Loan Perils | |