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Sources: http://www.collegeboard.com/article/0,3868,6-29-0-4494,00.html
http://www.unioncentral.com/webcontent/Pub_005374.htm
THE COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION KEEPS GOING UP...LAST YEAR, TUITION AT A FOUR-YEAR PUBLIC COLLEGE JUMPED NEARLY TWICE AS MUCH AS USUAL, AND IT'S EXPECTED TO RISE AGAIN THIS YEAR. THERE'S NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO ABOUT TUITION - BUT STUDENT FEES KEEP GROWING TOO, AND EXPERTS SAY A LOT OF THOSE EXPENSES CAN BE AVOIDED. HERE'S _________ WITH A QUICK LESSON ON HIDDEN COLLEGE COSTS, IN TODAY'S HEADS UP.

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LISA MARBERBLATT (MAR-ber-blatt) THOUGHT SHE WAS GETTING A GOOD DEAL WHEN HER DAUGHTER GOT INTO A NEARBY STATE COLLEGE. THEN CAME THE BILLS, WITH STUDENT 'FEES' THAT COST MORE THAN TUITION!

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Key @ : :10 (QUICK!) Name: Lisa Marberblatt Title/Location: Mother of a college student
"I was a bit dumbfounded."

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COLLEGE FEES INCLUDE ROOM AND BOARD -- BUT THESE DAYS, YOU CAN BE CHARGED FOR ALL SORTS OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES...

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Key @ : :20 Name: Lisa Marberblatt Title/Location: Mother of a college student
"The student government fee and a resident's activity fee...

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BANKRATE EXPERT JENNIE PHIPPS SAYS PARENTS ARE OFTEN SHOCKED .

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Key @ : :32 Jennie Phipps Title/Location: Bankrate.com writer
"That first bill can really make your jaw hit the floor."

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SCHOOLS ASSUME STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN EVERY ACTIVITY. AND THE INITIAL BILL WILL REFLECT THAT -- INCLUDING ATHLETIC FEES FOR NON-ATHLETES AND PARKING FEES FOR KIDS WITHOUT CARS...

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Key @ : :43 Name Jennie Phipps Title/Location Bankrate.com writer
"Don't pay for those kinds of activities that it's wholly unlikely that your kid is ever going to do."

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SOME FEES VARY...IF YOUR DAUGHTER DOESN'T EAT BREAKFAST, SKIP THE DELUXE MEAL PLAN AND GET HER A COFFEE MAKER FOR HER ROOM. PHIPPS SAYS MOST KIDS NOW GO TO SCHOOL GLUED TO THEIR CELLPHONES - SO SKIP THE ROOM PHONE.

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Key @ : 1:01 Name Jennie Phipps Title/Location Bankrate.com writer
"You can look at some of those costs for dorm living and save a bundle."

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WAIVING THE HEALTH PLAN USUALLY TAKES NEGOTIATIONS WITH INSURERS, EMPLOYERS AND THE BURSARS OFFICE - BUT WHY PAY TWICE?

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Key @ : 1:13 Name Jennie Phipps Title/Location Bankrate.com writer
"If your student is covered by the family health plan, chances are he doesn't need that."

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IN FACT, THERE'S LOTS OF SERVICES THAT YOU'LL BE CHARGED FOR, THAT YOU DON' NEED - SO BE FOREWARNED...

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NO Key Name Lisa Marberblatt Title/Location: Mother of a college student
"I had no idea."[pws1]

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PHIPPS SAYS IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR COLLEGE STUDENT IS ON TRACK TO GRADUATE ON TIME. THAT MEANS TAKING THE CORRECT PREREQUISITES FOR HIS OR HER MAJOR AT THE CORRECT TIME...SO YOU DON'T GET WHALLOPED WITH ANOTHER YEAR OF TUITION...AND FEES! YOU CAN CUT TUITION COSTS ON SOME REQUIRED COURSES IN SUMMER SCHOOL, COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND ONLINE.

SOURCES:

Jennie Phipps
32391 Dunford Street
Farmington Hills, MI
248-324-0128
jennielp@earthlink.net

original article: http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/cheap/20040809a1.asp