Guides
The difference between the sticker price and what you actually pay, how aid works, and how to judge a college on value instead of prestige. Every guide traces back to the US Dept of Education's own data, and every one is honest that your exact aid is personal.
Net price
The number that actually matters: cost of attendance minus aid.
Sticker vs net
Why the list price is fiction, and how the ranking flips after aid.
Aid
FAFSA, grants, scholarships, and loans, and how they set your net price.
Forms
Why the same family gets different aid at different colleges.
The data
The federal tool behind the numbers, and how to read it.
Worth it?
Weighing what a degree returns against what it costs to get.
Offers
Reading an aid letter and finding the true net cost of each.
Residency
The gap at public universities, and when out-of-state still wins.
By major
Why the same college is worth it for one major and not another.
Value
Why value is outcomes over net price, not prestige or low sticker.
