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Back to $chool

From computers to textbooks to hidden fees, TIME explores how students are paying — and paying, and paying — for college More »

Need Tuition Help FAST

One enterprising freshman is using e-mail to ask strangers to kick in $25,000. And the craziest part? It's working More »
Keeping Up With Harvard

Yes, elite colleges are beefing up their financial-aid packages. But what about all the poor slobs at state schools? More »
Outsourcing the Textbook

College students save money with international textbooks More »
Why Colleges Are Making Laptops A Must-Have

Though students may still balk at the prices, required-buy programs are helping them get below-market deals More »
Hidden College Costs: Rising Fees

Compared to pricey private colleges, state schools can be an educational bargain. But extra fees are driving up the price of attendance More »
The Evolution of the College Dorm

From the monastic rooms of the 1950s to today's luxury residence halls, TIME examines the ever-changing ways that students live More »