{"id":"search-par-college-net-price-pages","audience":"parents","category":"ai-search","track":"research","technique":"grounding","title":"Work out a college's real cost from its pages","free":false,"task":"Your daughter got into Ridgeline College and you saved its pages. Using the 2026-27 numbers only, write exactly 4 numbered lines labeled Cost:, Aid:, Net cost: and Ask the aid office:, where Cost: and Aid: each show their parts added up, Net cost: shows cost minus grants, and loans are left out of Aid because they must be repaid. Plain text, under 100 words.","materialLabel":"The college pages and award letter (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"RIDGELINE COLLEGE - pages I saved\n\n1. \"Tuition & Fees 2025-26\" page (last year)\nTuition $38,000. Housing and meals $13,000. Fees $1,200.\n\n2. \"Cost of Attendance 2026-27\" page (updated Aug 2026)\nTuition $40,000. Housing and meals $14,000. Fees $1,500. Books (estimate) $1,000.\n\n3. Maya's award letter (Mar 2026), for 2026-27\n- Ridgeline Merit Scholarship: $18,000 (renewable with a 3.0 GPA)\n- State Grant: $4,000\n- Federal Direct Loan: $5,500\n- Work-study: up to $2,000 (paid as she works)\n\n4. Ridgeline aid FAQ\n\"Merit scholarships require full-time enrollment. Work-study is not subtracted from your bill.\"\n\nMy notes: we budgeted $25,000 a year. Her friend said \"Ridgeline is basically free with the merit money.\"","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":100},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Mixing years","why":"The AI grabs last year's tuition page because it's listed first.","fix":"Add: \"Use the 2026-27 numbers only.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Counting loans as aid","why":"Award letters list loans with grants, and the AI adds them all up.","fix":"Add: \"Leave out loans and work-study from Aid.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"No math shown","why":"The AI gives a net cost you can't check.","fix":"Show it: \"Cost: 40,000 + 14,000 + ... = $X.\"","checks":["r0","r2"]},{"title":"Long or formatted output","why":"AI adds money tips and bold headings.","fix":"Add: \"Exactly 4 numbered lines, each under 22 words, plain text.\"","checks":["numberedItems","maxWords","plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Picks the right year","patterns":["2026-27","this year","newest"]},{"label":"Leaves out loans","patterns":["loan","repaid","work-?study"]},{"label":"Asks to show the math","patterns":["show (the )?math","\\+","minus|-"]},{"label":"Names the 4 labels","patterns":["cost:","aid:","net cost","aid office"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown"]}],"hint":"College pages mix years, and award letters mix free money with loans. Say which year and which aid counts, and ask for the math.","rubricLabels":["Cost shows 40,000 + 14,000 + 1,500 + 1,000 = $56,500 (the 2026-27 page, not last year's)","Aid shows 18,000 + 4,000 = $22,000 in grants and scholarships, leaving out the $5,500 loan and the work-study","Net cost shows 56,500 - 22,000 = $34,500, and Ask the aid office is one specific question (for example about keeping the 3.0 GPA, work-study, or the gap above the $25,000 budget)"]}