This is also true about financial aid. Be an activist and help your applicant be one, too. His point was made with all the subtlety of one of Doc Reading's jokes, but Buchwald was right. This adventure properly belongs to your son or daughter. Yes, college is expensive.
Most colleges offer a variety of sources of financial aid.
The important thing here is the value of this education and how important it is that your child become an educated member of society. In this rapidly changing society, the ability to acquire new insights and the skill to solve problems are talents beyond price. So, there you have it. A primer on the joys and perils of college application. There are almost 4,000 colleges and universities in this country alone and someplace special awaits everyone if you and your heir will just take the time to find it.