Sample Playbook: A Brand-Name College Cost Strategy

The bottom line

$27,000–$103,000

Emma's yearly college bill could land anywhere in here — from UA's best case to USC's worst. The moves below decide where.

What we found

Every school tells a different financial story. The plays for today move you toward the lowest of these.

Best fit
University of Alabama
$27K–$60KEst. yearly cost
Her grades already won this one — $28,000 a year, automatic, before she writes a single essay.
Higher risk
University of Southern California
$28K–$103KEst. yearly cost
Full tuition is on the table — but a committee picks it, and the door closes December 1.
Higher risk
Harvard University
$92K–$92KEst. yearly cost
The bill is set by your income, not her transcript. A perfect 1600 would not change it by a dollar.

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