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    1) A freshman student, Pressley Chakales, was originally set on attending an out-of-state university but changed her mind to stay in-state at the University of Georgia to save her family significant money on tuition. 2) Pressley's parents had been saving for years for her college education but the projected $25,000 annual cost of an out-of-state school was a major financial stress. 3) By staying in-state and qualifying for a full academic scholarship, Pressley reduced her family's college expenses by over half, requiring them to pay only $10,000 annually for housing and other fees instead of $25,000 for tuition alone.

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    1) A freshman student, Pressley Chakales, was originally set on attending an out-of-state university but changed her mind to stay in-state at the University of Georgia to save her family significant money on tuition. 2) Pressley's parents had been saving for years for her college education but the projected $25,000 annual cost of an out-of-state school was a major financial stress. 3) By staying in-state and qualifying for a full academic scholarship, Pressley reduced her family's college expenses by over half, requiring them to pay only $10,000 annually for housing and other fees instead of $25,000 for tuition alone.

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    1) A freshman student, Pressley Chakales, was originally set on attending an out-of-state university but changed her mind to stay in-state at the University of Georgia to save her family significant money on tuition. 2) Pressley's parents had been saving for years for her college education but the projected $25,000 annual cost of an out-of-state school was a major financial stress. 3) By staying in-state and qualifying for a full academic scholarship, Pressley reduced her family's college expenses by over half, requiring them to pay only $10,000 annually for housing and other fees instead of $25,000 for tuition alone.

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    1) A freshman student, Pressley Chakales, was originally set on attending an out-of-state university but changed her mind to stay in-state at the University of Georgia to save her family significant money on tuition. 2) Pressley's parents had been saving for years for her college education but the projected $25,000 annual cost of an out-of-state school was a major financial stress. 3) By staying in-state and qualifying for a full academic scholarship, Pressley reduced her family's college expenses by over half, requiring them to pay only $10,000 annually for housing and other fees instead of $25,000 for tuition alone.

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    Detour to College

    Stand Up

    This year, matriculation has come at a higher price, literally. The average cost of tuition
    at a four-year public college is up more than six percent. Public versus private, in-state
    versus out-of-state: Different schools come with different price tags. And for many
    families, college choices can mean tough choices. Fredericka Whitfield has one student's
    story.

    Voice Over: B-Roll Video

    Move-in day for college freshman Pressley Chakales to a place she never expected would
    bring so much happiness and harmony.

    Sound Bite: PRESSLEY CHAKALES, UGA FRESHMAN:

    I've been working all day getting my room together. But I like it, I'm excited

    Voice Over: B-Roll Video

    Also excited: her parents Peter and Ann.

    Sound Bite: PETER CHAKALES, FATHER:

    This is like a ride to a suburb when you live in Atlanta, so she's close.

    Voice Over: B-Roll Video

    But the hour-long ride to the University of Georgia in Athens didn't come without
    detours. Like thousands of American households on tighter budgets, savings and 401Ks
    taking double digit losses, family plans are forced to be flexible.

    Sound Bite: PRESSLEY CHAKALES

    I was really, really completely set on going out of state.

    Voice Over: B-Roll Video

    Oh, we remember. We first met the Chakales last spring. College acceptance letters were
    coming in, along with the prospect of a full scholarship available to Georgia students
    with a 3.0 GPA or higher planning to attend an in-state school. But at the time, Pressley
    and her parents were not seeing eye to eye.
    Reporter Question:

    So, your heart tells you one thing, but the purse strings tell you another.

    Reply: PRESSLEY CHAKALES

    Yeah, definitely.

    Reporter Question:

    So, what are these conversations like with mom and dad when you all try to come to grips
    about a happy medium?

    Reply: PRESSLEY CHAKALES:

    They can get heated.

    Reporter Question:

    That was last March. Now?

    Reply: PRESSLEY CHAKALES:

    I ended up getting into UGA off the wait-list, and my decision immediately changed to
    back in-state, because I was going to UNC Wilmington, but I switched back to UGA to
    save an indescribable amount of money.

    Voice Over: B-Roll Video

    A huge relief for her parents. Even though they spent years saving for her higher
    education, the thought of unloading at least $25,000 a year for four years of out-of-state
    undergrad was stressful beyond words.

    Sound Bite:PETER CHAKALES:

    Well, it would have been very tough. It was frightening. The financial part was absolutely
    frightening.

    Voice Over: B-Roll Video

    Staying in-state, able to benefit from that Georgia full academic scholarship cut their
    expenses by more than half. Out of pocket now: $10,000 a year for Pressley's housing,
    books and other fees. The benefits of their family decision: endless.
    Sound Bite: ANN CHAKALES, MOTHER

    I think she'll be able to study abroad for a semester if she wants to, and that probably
    would not have happened if she had gone out of state.

    Voice Over: B-Roll Video

    The Chakales are confident Pressley will maintain a 3.0 or better to keep the state
    scholarship until graduation. But the family savings plan continues. In three years, it'll be
    Pressley's younger brother's turn.

    Sound Bite: ANN CHAKALES

    We will probably start prepping our son a little bit earlier.

    Wrap Up:

    In hopes that he, too, qualifies for the same kind of in-state help. Fredricka Whitfield,
    CNN, Atlanta.

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