The number a family sees first is almost never the number they end up paying. A program brochure lists a figure, a financial aid office confirms it, and everyone relaxes a little. Then the semester starts, and the spending begins arriving from directions nobody planned for — small charges, one-time fees, currency losses that show up quietly at the bottom of a statement. None of this means studying abroad is a bad deal. It means the true cost is …
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