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Today's College Students Aren't Who You Think They Are

Nearly 17 million students head to college this fall. About half are financially independent from their parents, and nearly 1 in 4 is a parent caring for a child.
Source: LA Johnson

The popular culture tells us that college "kids" are recent high school graduates, living on campus, taking art history, drinking too much on weekends, and (hopefully) graduating four years later.

But these days , says Alexandria Walton Radford, who heads up

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