College Choices : The Economics of Where to Go, When to Go, and How to Pay for It (National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report)
Автор: [автор не указан] Год: 2004 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: [не указано] ISBN: 0226355357 Book Description Aspiring college students and their families have many options. A student can attend an in-state or an out-of-state school, a public or private college, a two-year community college program or a four-year university program. Studentscan attend full-time and have a bachelor of arts degree by the age of twenty-three or mix college and work, progressing toward a degree more slowly. To make matters more complicated, the array of financial aid available is more complex than ever. Students and their families must weigh federal grants, state merit scholarships, college tax credits, and college savings accounts, just to name a few. In College Choices, Caroline Hoxby and a distinguished group of economists show how students andtheir families really make college decisions--how they respond to financial aid options, how peer relationships figure in the decision-making process, and even whether they need mentoring to get through the admissions process. Students of all...
