college costs

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)]

Flora - Noelle told me that I should touch base with you about student
loans and so on.

Do you have any ideas how much the principal and on-going college costs
will be for Alex and Nicholas?

 > From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
 > Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:04:12 -0700
 > Subject: RE: summer internships
 >
 > I suspect that Alex will end up graduating with debt.  Luckily, interest
 > rates are low right now.  One hopes that the job market will be in better
 > shape by the time he graduates.
 > 
 > Maybe Bernie Sanders will become president and there will be student loan
 > reform.
 > 
 >  > From: ", Flora" <http://www.state.vt.us/~Flora.>
 >  > Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 16:00:39 +0000
 >  >
 >  > Yes, I heard it this morning. I am very stressed at looking at the financial 
 >  > award letters. I thought that we would have more of a break because of our 
 >  > income. Sterling College (the school at Nick applied to and has been accepted 
 >  > to) seems to have a better financial aid package. Perhaps it is better the 
 >  > first year and will change in subsequent years. I have not yet seen UMASS 
 >  > Amherst's financial aid package (where Xander wants to go).
 >  > 
 >  > It definitely is a shock seeing the cost that we must pay. Just like was 
 >  > discussed on NPR, the letters are deceiving. It makes it seem like all of the 
 >  > costs are paid for, when in fact that most of it is loans or unmet need. They 
 >  > have both applied for scholarships, but we haven't heard anything yet. 
 >  > 
 >  > -----Original Message-----
 >  > From: Noelle [http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg] 
 >  > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 10:59 AM
 >  > To: Robert
 >  > Cc: , Flora; http://www.gmail.com/~flora; http://www.gmail.com/~alex.; 
 >  > http://profiles.yahoo.com/flora
 >  > Subject: RE: summer internships
 >  > 
 >  > did you hear this?
 >  > 
 >  > http://www.npr.org/2014/04/03/298330444/first-test-for-college-hopefuls-decoding-financial-aid-letters
 >  > 
 >  > glad my grandparents left me some $ for college expenses NG