Author: Road2College
Debbie Schwartz is former financial services executive and founder of Road2College and the Paying For College 101 Facebook group. She's dedicated to providing families with trustworthy information about college admissions and paying for college. With data, tools and access to experts she's helping families become educated consumers of higher ed.
Appealing Financial Aid and Merit Scholarships
Road2College- March 10, 2021 0The following list of questions were asked during our recent Zoom session on how to appeal financial aid and merit scholarships. The recorded video can ... Read More
5 Important Things About a College’s Finances Parents Need to Know
Road2College- September 22, 2020 0If you were to look at the college admissions process as a puzzle, you would understand just how many pieces you needed to find in ... Read More
Look Beyond College Rankings to Find Good Schools
Road2College- July 15, 2020 0There are many sites that use various criteria to assess colleges and then publish their lists for all prospective college students and their families to ... Read More
How Do Parent PLUS and Private Student Loans Compare?
Road2College- June 22, 2020 0Once students have maximized all their available financial aid, including grants, scholarships, work-study, and Stafford loans, they may discover they still need a loan to ... Read More
Parent Advice on Starting the College Search
Road2College- June 13, 2020 0If your child is a high school sophomore or junior, you may be thinking about your college search process. But with more than 4,000 colleges ... Read More
Four Key Things to Know About the Lifetime Learning Credit
Road2College- June 9, 2020 0If you’re like many families with students in (or nearing) college, understanding the two major education tax credits is important. The American Opportunity Credit and the ... Read More
10 Income Strategies to Reduce Your Cost of College
Road2College- June 9, 2020 0Reducing your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) is a viable strategy in trying to reduce your EFC and maximize how much financial aid colleges will offer ... Read More
College Prep and Motivating Teenagers – Like Mixing Oil & Water?
Road2College- June 2, 2020 0As most parents know, trying to motivate a teenager to do something they don't want to do can feel like banging your head against a wall. ... Read More
A Family’s Journey To Find An Affordable College
Road2College- May 10, 2020 0Anna Velazco, a parent in our Paying For College 101 Facebook group, agreed to share her daughter's journey to find an affordable college with us. ... Read More
8 Financial Aid Mistakes to Avoid
Road2College- May 1, 2020 0Figuring out what your child’s college will cost and how your family is going to pay for it are enough to keep you up at ... Read More