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College tuition discounts draw in students for summer

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-06-09-Campussummerdiscounts09_ST_N.htm By Laura Bruno, USA TODAY Jenna LaPlace saved $1,560 by not heading home after finals last month. She's sticking around Hiram College's Ohio campus for a summer course in animal physiology at the bargain price of $1,083 for the three-credit course.
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Tuition discounting hits record high - College, Inc.

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College merit aid produces bidding wars

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/college-merit-aid-produces-bidding-wars/2011/05/17/AG7JwzEH_story.html It is becoming a common scenario post-recession: Affluent applicants, shocked by college sticker prices and leery of debt, are choosing a school not because it is the first choice but because it is the best deal. Students are using their academic credentials to leverage generous merit awards from second- or third-choice schools looking to boost their own academic profiles. Colleges are responding with record sums of merit aid , transforming the admissions process into a polite bidding war.
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