Infographic: A look at college costs, financial aid and other key data
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The Wall Street Journal
Found these numbers -- and more -- in a Wall Street Journal article on how parents need to rethink the choice of a college and how to finance an education there.
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The main idea:
Parents and students like to think they're rational when it comes to picking a college and paying for it. They aren't,