For years, it's been an article of faith that high-school seniors have had a hard time getting into their first choice when it comes to college. But that may be coming to an end because of demographics; the echo baby boom is just about over and schools are looking at prospects of a greatly diminished student body over the next generation. Going forward, it will be far more favorable for your children and grandchildren to get into the schools they want -- instead of having to settle on a safety choice. For many years, public colleges were more affordable than private ones. But that's set to change too. When Clark was visiting potential schools with his daughter, they checked out the campus of one private school that offered a steal of a deal on tuition. Clark wishes his daughter wanted to go to that school, but alas, she had a different campus in mind.