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AI and the family college financial conversation: turning numbers into a shared plan
Use AI to prepare a college affordability conversation with your teen using your actual financial picture.
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- 1The premise
- 2college affordability
- 3financial transparency
- 4loan tradeoffs
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Section 1
The premise
Families avoid the college money conversation until it's too late. AI can help structure it with real numbers and a tone teens can hear.
What AI does well here
- Translate EFC, COA, and net price into plain language.
- Run debt scenarios with post-graduation payment estimates.
- Draft a conversation outline for parent and teen.
What AI cannot do
- Predict aid packages.
- Replace your financial advisor.
- Resolve a parental disagreement about how much to contribute.
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