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Many colleges have maintained or have even increased financial aid for the coming academic year in order to meet the needs of the increasing number of families unable to pay the full cost. Some schools continue to devote resources to financial aid so they can draw and retain desired students. Obviously pressure on endowments and college budgets means that the additional funds for financial aid had to come from somewhere.

It doesn’t take long to form a pretty good idea of whether your child’s college choices are financially realistic. In fact, you’ll be amazed at how much you can learn in the time it would take to eat a bowl of ice cream. So start the timer and let’s begin.

By New Year’s Day, the dust has settled on the mad rush of test taking, essay proofing, and recommendation-letter gathering necessary to the college application process. Yet the savviest students are still at work, attending info sessions, collecting financial documents, and meeting with financial aid counselors to qualify for aid that could give them thousands of dollars to help pay for college.