College price tags are daunting, but hefty discounting "goes on behind the scenes," often as merit aid, The New York Times columnist Ron Lieber says.
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Very few things are as expensive as a college education.
The sticker price is shocking: The cost of attendance at some schools nears six figures a year, after factoring in tuition, fees, room and board, books, transportatio... [3274 chars]