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.

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 Ron Lieber 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. #NACAC 23 #NACAC nytimes.com/2023/06/29/you…

Your regular reminder that Often Black was a legacy admit to the highly rejective BetterThanU... #NACAC #NACAC 23

This is going to be so much fun, and I expect to learn a lot myself. Thanks Jeff Selingo for putting it together.

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. #NACAC 2023 #NACAC #NACAC 23 meritaidcourse.com

I looked around today and wondered how different things would be if 1,000 high school seniors were invited to listen in. #NACAC 2023 #NACAC #NACAC 23

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 Future Proof this afternoon and in the coming days, and you can find me over on that other/new place. nytimes.com/2023/09/10/opi…

1/ I wrote for Vox 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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Who's going to Future Proof? Make sure you get there on time-- Ron Lieber and I will be talking all things college planning on Sunday afternoon!

It's going to be interesting to see how many students sign up for the new New College of Florida experience. Have y'all released any data about whether the number of apps for fall 2023 matriculants were up or down?

NEW from Vimal Patel Wesleyan ends legacy preference in its admissions operation. Amherst ditched it in 2021. Williams College, last among the 'Little 3,' has yet to be heard from. nytimes.com/2023/07/19/us/…

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.

I didn't think this through hard enough, and it's on me. We've fixed it. Thanks for saying so.

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/you…

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.
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“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.