001478419 000__ 04854nam\a22007695i\4500 001478419 001__ 1478419 001478419 003__ DE-B1597 001478419 005__ 20231026034902.0 001478419 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001478419 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001478419 008__ 220329t20212007mau\\\\\o\\d\z\\\\\\eng\d 001478419 020__ $$a9780674037557 001478419 0247_ $$a10.4159/9780674037557$$2doi 001478419 035__ $$a(DE-B1597)574525 001478419 040__ $$aDE-B1597$$beng$$cDE-B1597$$erda 001478419 0410_ $$aeng 001478419 044__ $$amau$$cUS-MA 001478419 072_7 $$aEDU015000$$2bisacsh 001478419 08204 $$a378.1980973 001478419 1001_ $$aGETZ, Malcolm, $$eauthor.$$4aut$$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 001478419 24510 $$aInvesting in College :$$bA Guide for the Perplexed /$$cMalcolm GETZ. 001478419 264_1 $$aCambridge, MA : $$bHarvard University Press, $$c[2021] 001478419 264_4 $$c©2007 001478419 300__ $$a1 online resource (297 p.) 001478419 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001478419 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001478419 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001478419 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 001478419 50500 $$tFrontmatter -- $$tContents -- $$tPreface -- $$t1. Introduction -- $$t2. Financial Returns -- $$t3. Career Opportunities -- $$t4. College Rank -- $$t5. The Learning Environment -- $$t6. Sticker Shock -- $$t7. Payment Options -- $$t8. The Admission Game -- $$t9. The Choice -- $$tTables -- $$tNotes -- $$tFurther Reading -- $$tIndex 001478419 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001478419 520__ $$aCollege education is one of the most important investments a family will make. But between the viewbooks, websites, insider gossip, and magazine rankings, students and their worried parents face a dizzying array of options. What do the rankings really mean? Is it wise to choose the most prestigious school a student can get into? What are the payoffs of higher education, and, by the way, how do we pay for them? In a unique approach to these conundrums, an economist and award-winning teacher walks readers through the opportunities, risks, and rewards of heading off to college. Warning against the pitfalls of numerical rankings, Malcolm Getz poses questions to guide a student toward not necessarily the best college but the right one. Famous professors suggest quality--but do they teach undergraduates? Are smaller classes always better? When is a state university the best deal around? In a concise overview of decades of research, Getz reviews findings on the long-term returns of college education in different careers, from law to engineering, from nursing to financial management. Sorting through personal, professional, and institutional variables, he helps families determine when paying $40,000 a year might make sense, and when it merely buys an expensive rear window decal. He breaks down the formidable admissions game into strategies to improve the odds of acceptance, and he offers tips on tax breaks, subsidized loans, federal grants, 529 accounts, merit scholarships, and much more. Shrewd and sensible, Investing in College is an invaluable resource and a beacon of sanity for college-bound students and the families who support them. 001478419 538__ $$aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 001478419 546__ $$aIn English. 001478419 5880_ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mrz 2022) 001478419 650_7 $$aEDUCATION / Higher.$$2bisacsh 001478419 655_0 $$aElectronic books 001478419 77308 $$iTitle is part of eBook package:$$dDe Gruyter$$tHUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)$$z9783110756067 001478419 77308 $$iTitle is part of eBook package:$$dDe Gruyter$$tHarvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013$$z9783110442205 001478419 852__ $$bebk 001478419 85640 $$3De Gruyter$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674037557$$zOnline Access 001478419 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1478419$$pGLOBAL_SET 001478419 912__ $$a978-3-11-044220-5 Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013$$c2000$$d2013 001478419 912__ $$a978-3-11-075606-7 HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)$$b2013 001478419 912__ $$aEBA_BACKALL 001478419 912__ $$aEBA_CL_SN 001478419 912__ $$aEBA_EBACKALL 001478419 912__ $$aEBA_EBKALL 001478419 912__ $$aEBA_ECL_SN 001478419 912__ $$aEBA_EEBKALL 001478419 912__ $$aEBA_ESSHALL 001478419 912__ $$aEBA_PPALL 001478419 912__ $$aEBA_SSHALL 001478419 912__ $$aGBV-deGruyter-alles 001478419 912__ $$aPDA11SSHE 001478419 912__ $$aPDA13ENGE 001478419 912__ $$aPDA17SSHEE 001478419 912__ $$aPDA5EBK 001478419 980__ $$aBIB 001478419 980__ $$aEBOOK 001478419 982__ $$aEbook 001478419 983__ $$aOnline