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Editorial: How much is tuition really? Your favorite college does not want you to know

For high school seniors from the Class of 2024 who plan to attend college in the fall, these are tense days. The traditional May 1 deadline for picking a school is fast approaching. At the same time, Uncle Sam is making the painful process of applying for financial aid extra difficult this year. Colleges and universities are up to their usual game of hiding the true amounts they intend to ...
ZaQuela Taylor, the assistant director of student services at the University of Illinois at Chicago, left, assists UIC freshman Krina Patel during a FAFSA workshop on Feb. 23, 2024, at the Student Financial Aid Office at UIC.

For high school seniors from the Class of 2024 who plan to attend college in the fall, these are tense days.

The traditional May 1 deadline for picking a school is fast approaching. At the same time, Uncle Sam is making the painful process of applying for financial aid extra difficult this year. Colleges and universities are up to their usual game of hiding the true amounts they intend to charge until the last possible moment. And President Joe Biden is throwing in a new wrinkle, arbitrarily

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