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"It's worth noting that this is more expensive than many/most universities, which charge less than $30,000 per year (9 months of instruction) even at the sticker price (which no one actually pays)."

Unless, of course, you date someone of the "wrong" race or gender, convert to the "wrong" religion, join the "wrong" political group, or do anything else that your parents don't like. Then you'll have to pay sticker price, because your parents didn't submit all the forms the college required them to.