If you are the parent of a college student, this disturbing picture finds some support in your personal experience. Notwithstanding all the talk of growing federal financial aid, you may have stretched to the breaking point to send your child to a well-regarded school. Then you receive reports of unavailable courses, inadequate academic counseling, and hard-to-access professors. The learning experience, though it carries a much higher price tag, sounds reminiscent of your own college days, dominated by textbooks, lectures, and multiple choice exams. Other than the increased cost, the only
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