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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 04 > College dreams vs. financial realities

College dreams vs. financial realities

Economic woes force many high schoolers to revise expectations

By Linda Matchan / The Bulletin
December 4, 2008

As their parents’ investments shrink, today’s college-bound high school students are scaling back their fantasies of enrolling at prestigious, expensive schools.

This reality is manifesting itself in different ways: tension in guidance counselors’ offices when....

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