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#158621 - 10/28/08 11:27 PM Top 25 most expensive colleges
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I've heard of like 5 of these.
Dang $50k a year is insane.

http://consumerist.com/5069146/25-most-expensive-colleges-for-2008+2009
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#158622 - 10/28/08 11:37 PM Re: Top 25 most expensive colleges
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Yikes, glad to see none of the colleges I'm applying to are on that list. And I thought $34K a year for Purdue was expensive...
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#158623 - 10/28/08 11:39 PM Re: Top 25 most expensive colleges
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holy crap. mine is like 10k before scholarships.
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#158624 - 10/29/08 06:52 AM Re: Top 25 most expensive colleges
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And I bet the education isn't any better. All you get is the label at the top of the degree that unfortunately people looking at resume's put way too much stock in.
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#158625 - 10/29/08 07:09 AM Re: Top 25 most expensive colleges
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yeah im stuck with community college
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#158626 - 10/29/08 10:43 AM Re: Top 25 most expensive colleges
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makes me feel better about my student loans.
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#158627 - 10/29/08 11:37 AM Re: Top 25 most expensive colleges
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I would have thought Johns Hopkins would have been higher than 7.
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#158628 - 10/29/08 07:18 PM Re: Top 25 most expensive colleges
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Too bad I dont have time to search the link, but Time had done a brief in AUG 08 saying that 120 banks have stopped giving student loans. I'm gonna use this thread in my interviews.
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#158629 - 10/29/08 07:26 PM Re: Top 25 most expensive colleges
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Actually, my alma mater is claiming ~$41k for freshman tuition+room/board. crazy

Here's the original article: http://www.campusgrotto.com/most-expensive-colleges-for-2008-2009.html
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#158630 - 10/30/08 01:35 AM Re: Top 25 most expensive colleges
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Most of those are private schools. They usually have higher tuition but offer better financial aid. Still comes out more expensive but after financial aid I'm sure the bill you see would be lower.
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