Choosing the Right College

Choosing a college is one of the most important –– and most expensive — decisions a student will make. With advice coming from everywhere, and prices topping out at about $60,000, the search for the right school can seem overwhelming. This e-single, featuring articles and commentary pieces from The New York Times, helps to demystify the process by offering guidance on how to view rankings, which questions to ask college representatives and ways to assess costs. The goal is to help students take advantage of what Frank Bruni describes as “the inimitable opportunity that college presents, the full bounty and splendor of those potentially transformative years.”