1987Journal of Student Financial AidOpen access

College Costs, Financial Aid and A Bunch of Confused Parents

Karl E. Case

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The author challenges the "snap shot" approach to measuring a family's ability to pay and suggests as an alternative a more long term approach which would encourage early family planning for the costs of college.

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The author challenges the "snap shot" approach to measuring a family's ability to pay and suggests as an alternative a more long term approach which would encourage early family planning for the costs of college.

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The author challenges the "snap shot" approach to measuring a family's ability to pay and suggests as an alternative a more long term approach which would encourage early family planning for the costs of college.

Key concepts: Term (time), Actuarial science, Higher education, Business, Finance, Economics, Economic growth, Quantum mechanics

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