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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, I have a different take on this thread. I'm helping a family where the HHI is $40K. Their student qualifies for a full ride (minus $2-5K) at every school they are considering. The family had NO IDEA this was true until I showed them how the NPC worked, walked them through the CSS, etc. Now the student can apply to many more schools. I am doing this as volunteer work, but it might apply to OP's family, too. [b]Sometimes people don't know what they don't know and it can disadvantage their kids needlessly.[/b][/quote]

It can be even more destructive than this. Some parents arrogantly think they know what they're doing in admissions, when they haven't a clue. They are easy marks who think a $30K "scholarship" offered to their kid to make a regional private college "only" $29K a year out of pocket is a steal. Same for regional public universities who give every out-of-state applicants a "scholarship" to make the tuition closer to in-state costs. Many gullible families have no idea this is just a discount offered to everyone.[/quote]

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