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Podcast: Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
Episode: The Unexpected Allure Of The Most Expensive Colleges
Description: Higher education resembles most other goods and services in that price often increases with scarcity. In other contexts, though, the industry seems to defy economic principles. Amy and Mike invited editor Hilary Burns to explain the unexpected allure of the most expensive colleges. What are five things you will learn in this episode? Are college prices continuing to increase? What relationship cost and selectivity? Are the most expensive schools seeing more or fewer applicants? Why is the total cost of attendance still an important consideration? What surprising tier of college has also seen an increase in e...