Counting the Cost (of college)

I haven’t had the chance to get online much lately, so I’ve been checking other blogs and news remotely on the run. Yesterday, these three articles were literally lined up in my Google Reader, so I figured that’s too much of a coincidence to pass up. It’s odd to see this much coverage right now. College application deadlines aren’t for another couple of months and it’s been a couple of months since the annual “best of” lists for colleges were released. So maybe they’re filling a slow news day. Anyway, all three articles tackle student load debt and the cost of college. If you’re in that stage in life or have children approaching that milestone decision, these are worth reading: