Summary Of Paying The Price By Sara Goldrick-Rb

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In Paying the Price, author Sara Goldrick- Rab discusses in chapter two the realization of costs and prices of a college education, It discusses the discounts as well in public colleges using the financial aid system. “Going to college and then discover that it ends up costing a lot more than you thought” (Goldrick-Rab, 2016 p.45). It was shocking to see how financial aid system works for others. In her study, one of her students who is over 18 and under 24 still considered to be a dependent under parents income, even if they do not live in same household. I think if the student no longer lives with their parents then that should not apply to that individual. Some standard rules are not equal or fair because it doesn’t take into account

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