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| College decision season: will tuition be a factor in your choice? | |
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| It's college decision time in America and for many families across the country that means making major financial decisions. College isn't getting any less expensive – and the gap between state and private tuition continues to widen. The College Board's 2012 report revealed that the average cost of a four year private institution was $29,056 while the average yearly cost at a state school was $8,655. | It's college decision time in America and for many families across the country that means making major financial decisions. College isn't getting any less expensive – and the gap between state and private tuition continues to widen. The College Board's 2012 report revealed that the average cost of a four year private institution was $29,056 while the average yearly cost at a state school was $8,655. |
| We are looking for people who didn't qualify for enough financial aid to cover the costs of private education, or who decided to forgo the high price of a private undergraduate degrees and save the money for graduate school. | We are looking for people who didn't qualify for enough financial aid to cover the costs of private education, or who decided to forgo the high price of a private undergraduate degrees and save the money for graduate school. |
| If you or your child falls into one of these categories then we want to feature you in an upcoming story on the Guardian. Deadline: Monday, 1 April. | |
| Tell us a little bit about yourself in the form below and we'll email you to follow up for an interview. None of this information will be shared unless we get your permission. | Tell us a little bit about yourself in the form below and we'll email you to follow up for an interview. None of this information will be shared unless we get your permission. |