Ron Lieber
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Inactive here. NYT money scribe. Check out my new course about merit aid and how to lower college costs by getting more of it. Find me on Threads, Instagram.
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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
“The Price You Pay for College,” by Ron Lieber, is a comprehensive guide to navigating an often treacherous process.
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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.
This administration is both importing voters and creating a national security threat from unvetted illegal immigrants. It is highly probable that the groundwork is being laid for something far worse than 9/11. Just a matter of time.
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@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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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.
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RT @jlythcotthaims: Did you know that huge discounts are available at most colleges, even very selective ones, even for kids who don't qual….
meritaidcourse.com
New York Times money columnist Ron Lieber's new online video course distills his years of research and reporting on how to save money with Merit Aid into one comprehensive resource. With his course,...
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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
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One way to preserve diversity now that the Supreme Court has ruled against two colleges’ race-based admissions policies: Tell people the true price.
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
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Your regular reminder that @akilbello was a legacy admit to the highly rejective BetterThanU. #NACAC #NACAC23
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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
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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
New York Times money columnist Ron Lieber's new online video course distills his years of research and reporting on how to save money with Merit Aid into one comprehensive resource. With his course,...
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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.
HS senior: “So what happens at a national admissions conference? It sounds kind of intimidating.”.
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RT @DLeonhardt: Two big news stories – the UAW strike and the Google trial – are closely connected to big themes in my upcoming book, “Ours….
penguinrandomhouse.com
The clear-eyed, definitive history of the modern American economy and the decline of the American Dream, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist behind The New York Times's “The...
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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.
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He hasn’t made X a “digital town square.” He’s made it his personal playpen.
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RT @kevincarey1: 1/ I wrote for @voxdotcom about how President Biden is setting a debt trap for student borrowers by pursuing a doomed "Pla….
vox.com
There’s still time to help student debtors before loan repayment begins — but it means changing course.
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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
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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.
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With the Supreme Court’s decision to ban race-conscious admissions, the pressure is on selective colleges to end preferences for children of alumni.
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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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I didn't think this through hard enough, and it's on me. We've fixed it. Thanks for saying so.
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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
Each year, we publish a handful of essays by high school seniors. We’d love to read yours. If we use it, we’ll pay you.
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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
One way to preserve diversity now that the Supreme Court has ruled against two colleges’ race-based admissions policies: Tell people the true price.
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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.
After nine states banned race-conscious admissions, university administrators hoped to achieve diverse campuses through other means. It hasn’t worked out very well. via @WSJ.
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RT @SingletaryM: In 2020, I wrote a series on misconceptions about race and money. "Sincerely, Michelle" is one of the hardest things I've….
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Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post's personal finance columnist, is taking on some of the most pernicious misconceptions about race and inequality in America. Today she looks at affirmative...
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