By Rebecca Baharian, Independent Educational Consultant | College Bound Coaching You've survived the PSAT. You've survived the first AP exam. You've survived the moment your junior came home and announced they "definitely want to go to NYU" based on approximately zero research and one episode of Felicity. Now comes the part that trips up nearly every family: building the college list. Not the fantasy list. Not the "let's throw names at the wall and see what sticks" list. The

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