15 things we wish we knew about money when we were applying to college

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Colby College.

By now, everyone knows that college is expensive. For the school year starting in 2015, the most expensive college in the US charged over $67,000 for tuition, fees, and room and board.

But not all college costs are clearly outlined.

Below, members of the Business Insider and Tech Insider staff share what they wish they'd known about money when it came time to get their finances in order and apply to college, from taking late-night pizza orders into account to remembering that grad school could be on the horizon.