Why financial aid can’t solve financial concerns for some students

Can't solve everything. (drewgeraets via Flickr)
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Can't solve everything. (drewgeraets via Flickr)

Macalester College student Marissa Heim tells the Twin Cities Daily Planet how the college's generous financial aid hasn't kept her from worrying about the future -- and her studies:

“The cost has affected my considerations of a major. I still don't know what I want to major in, but my thought process has changed a lot from a couple of years ago to now.  Now that I realize how expensive school is, I'm more concerned about having a major that will more or less guarantee me of a good job. ... I'm worried I won't be able to study what I WANT to study - more what I feel I NEED to ....."

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