The Ultimate College Application Checklist
Amanda Holland- September 24, 2021 0The fall of your child’s senior year of high school is the time to start the college application process. It will give your student the ... Read More
How Does Financial Aid Work? Understanding the System
Kalman A. Chany- September 23, 2021 0By Kalman A. Chany, author of The Princeton Review’s Paying for College. Applying for financial aid has never been more difficult and competitive given the high ... Read More
True Stories of Private Scholarship Winners and How They Did It
Karen Sosnoski- September 3, 2021 0Paying for college is one of the biggest financial concerns of families today. Finding private scholarships and merit scholarships from colleges--awards you don’t have to ... Read More
How College Tuition and Renters Insurance Help Families Plan for the Unexpected
Karen Sosnoski- August 20, 2021 0(Interviews are edited for clarity and flow.) Low-cost tuition expenses and comforting myths about “college as a protective bubble” belong to prior generations. The Coronavirus ... Read More
10 Pieces of Advice for College Freshmen
Sheila Jones- August 19, 2021 0This story first appeared as a post in our Paying for College 101 FB Group. It’s been edited for clarity and flow. I’m reading posts ... Read More
Preparing Your Freshman for Life with a Roommate
Anne Vaccaro Brady- August 17, 2021 0A friend emailed me the other day worried about the fact that her soon-to-be college freshman appears to have nothing in common with the girl ... Read More
Does Applying Early Decision to College Increase the Odds of Being Accepted?
Becky Sabky- August 13, 2021 0Excerpted from VALEDICTORIANS AT THE GATE: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College by Becky Munsterer Sabky. Published by Henry Holt ... Read More
How My Daughter Got $53,000 a Year in Merit and Financial Aid Plus More in Private Scholarships
Shannon Warren- August 11, 2021 0This story was originally posted in the Paying for College 101 FB group. (We’ve edited the story for clarity and length). I’m hoping that ... Read More
Why Quality of Life in College Impacts Life After College
Road2College- July 20, 2021 0As founder of Road2College, much of my work centers on helping parents navigate two real concerns--how to get their students into college, and how to ... Read More
R2C Community Story: Ways to Pay for College
Sabrina Malone- July 15, 2021 0A mom of six and a member of our FB community shares her advice on ways to pay for college. (Edited for clarity and flow.) ... Read More