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In addition to being the daughter of my lifelong BFF, this happy senior was also UMatch Consulting's first official client! Congratulations, SB, on being accepted Early Decision to your first choice school, Bryn Mawr College! 🦉💚

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/podcasts/the-daily/college-student-debt.html

Today's episode of the NYT podcast "The Daily" digs into the rising cost of college, the difference between need-based financial aid and merit aid, and why some schools can charge more than others. Contact me with any questions about college affordability for your family!

The College Pricing Game In the wake of student debt relief, an exploration of how higher education costs became such a complex issue.

This morning, I toured Reed College, yet another small liberal arts school tucked into a residential Portland neighborhood. A mix of old and new architecture and a lot of green space define the campus. Reed has about 1550 undergraduates and 15 graduate students (seeking a masters of liberal studies, the only graduate degree offered). All classes are seminar style, and professor feedback is given in a qualitative narrative style rather than by letter or numeric grades. All students complete a senior thesis and celebrate their submission by wearing golden laurels and burning all of their drafts in a giant bonfire! 📚🔥

Spent a lovely afternoon touring Lewis & Clark College in Portland. A beauty of a liberal arts campus inside the city limits. Average class size is 16; 15 minute walk to the Willamette River; adjacent to a state park with 8 miles of hiking trails; guaranteed graduation within 4 years (they will pay for your 9th semester if you can’t get into the classes you need in order to graduate on time); test optional since 1991 and no application fee!; most popular majors are psychology, biology, and international affairs.
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