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At the stroke of midnight, before I knew that this insanely generous review of "The Price You Pay for College" would drop 8 hours later, I snuck into the New York Times building for a special errand. I'd like to show you. Come along? nytimes.com/2021/01/26/books…
Scary stuff, this. Unrelatedly, this is a periodic reminder that I'm almost entirely over on 🧵🧵🧵 now. Same handle. Miss you all! Come over and play, higher ed and money twiXXer.
Thanks to all of you who have commented on my FAFSA and banking stories in recent weeks. This is a semi-regular reminder that I'm over on that site now that is kind of like Strings except not. Same username.
@melissakorn @erichoov @JonBoeckenstedt etc the higher ed content is a bit thin over there. None of us are as strong as all of us.
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Did you know that huge discounts are available at most colleges, even very selective ones, even for kids who don't qualify for financial aid? But the schools don't explain them. So my friend @ronlieber created a guide to the whole system. Learn more: meritaidcourse.com/
This was a blast, and thanks to those of you who cheered when I asked for guaranteed upfront college pricing in year one. #NACAC23 #NACAC nytimes.com/2023/06/29/your-…
This session at #NACAC2023 with @WhitneyGouche @DeanSoule_UPenn @jselingo and @ronlieber could have gone on two more hours. Loved the candor and even a cameo by @JonBoeckenstedt More like this next year @NACAC
Your regular reminder that @akilbello was a legacy admit to the highly rejective BetterThanU... #NACAC #NACAC23
This is going to be so much fun, and I expect to learn a lot myself. Thanks @jselingo for putting it together.
At #NACAC23, join us for discussion w/@ronlieber @DeanSoule_UPenn @WhitneyGouche about transparency in admissions. Is more information always better? What data do applicants want colleges to disclose during the admissions process? What are the reasons colleges won't? @NACAC
Good morning NACAC! I'm here in booth 921 to introduce my new course about merit aid. Please stop by for free books, Baltimore's best cookie and some windshield stickers that might get me in trouble. #NACAC2023 #NACAC #NACAC23 meritaidcourse.com/
I looked around today and wondered how different things would be if 1,000 high school seniors were invited to listen in. #NACAC2023 #NACAC #NACAC23
Ron Lieber retweeted
Two big news stories – the UAW strike and the Google trial – are closely connected to big themes in my upcoming book, “Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream.” I’m excited about the connections and want to share a few thoughts here.
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I look forward to seeing all of you money nerds at @FutureProofAC this afternoon and in the coming days, and you can find me over on that other/new place. nytimes.com/2023/09/10/opini…
Ron Lieber retweeted
1/ I wrote for @voxdotcom about how President Biden is setting a debt trap for student borrowers by pursuing a doomed "Plan B" for loan forgiveness.
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It's going to be interesting to see how many students sign up for the new @NewCollegeofFL experience. Have y'all released any data about whether the number of apps for fall 2023 matriculants were up or down?
One-third of New College's faculty are not returning for the fall semester. The school has been destroyed, along with the future dreams of its students tampabay.com/news/education/…
NEW from @vimalnyt Wesleyan ends legacy preference in its admissions operation. Amherst ditched it in 2021. @WilliamsCollege, last among the "Little 3," has yet to be heard from. nytimes.com/2023/07/19/us/we…
Happy pub date, Ali Yarrow! Please, make sure every spouse/partner/friend you know who is supporting a soon-to-be birthing person reads this urgent, essential book.
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There's a lot of talk about college essays all of the sudden. If you know anyone who wrote one this year about work, money or social class, I'd like to see it. nytimes.com/2023/05/04/your-…
Can we please, finally, tell people what they'll pay for college before making them apply and wait for months for a price quote? My column, in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on race-conscious admission.
nytimes.com/2023/06/29/your-…
“Most institutions, even if they wanted to, could not admit every qualified, low-income student that was in their pool. They don’t have the resources,” said Angel Pérez, chief executive of the National Association for College Admission Counseling.
After nine states banned race-conscious admissions, university administrators hoped to achieve diverse campuses through other means. It hasn’t worked out very well. wsj.com/articles/supreme-cou… via @WSJ
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In 2020, I wrote a series on misconceptions about race and money. "Sincerely, Michelle" is one of the hardest things I've ever done but so rewarding. I would not be at @washingtonpost were it not for affirmative action policies, but I was also qualified.
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