Having Second Thoughts About Sending Your Child Off to College in These Difficult Times?

Debbie Schwartz

Debbie Schwartz is a former financial services executive and founder of Road2College and the Paying For College 101 Facebook group. With an expertise in personal finance, analysis, and marketing, she's working to give families the information and tools they need to make smarter financial college decisions.

Articles by Debbie

An Expert Discusses the Implications of Declining College Applications and Enrollment

An Expert Discusses the Implications of Declining College Applications and Enrollment

December 5, 2020

COVID-19 continues to disrupt life as usual for colleges and the students they seek to attract and retain. According to…

How to Find Schools with the Largest Merit-Based Scholarships

How to Find Schools with the Largest Merit-Based Scholarships

October 4, 2020

Don’t qualify for need-based aid but still can’t pay for college? Merit aid, which is the money colleges award that’s…

How to Take Control When Searching for Affordable Colleges

How to Take Control When Searching for Affordable Colleges

October 4, 2020

Colleges have choices about how to spend their money, and you have choices about how to spend yours. In order…

How to Beat the Pressure and Depression of Attending School Virtually

How to Beat the Pressure and Depression of Attending School Virtually

September 30, 2020

This is the First Post in our New Series: Ask the Experts Welcome to our new series where we’ll periodically…

5 Important Things About a College’s Finances Parents Need to Know

5 Important Things About a College’s Finances Parents Need to Know

September 22, 2020

If you were to look at the college admissions process as a puzzle, you would understand just how many pieces…

Top Strategies for Finding College Scholarships

Top Strategies for Finding College Scholarships

September 15, 2020

A scholarship is money awarded to a student to help pay for college. Unlike a loan, it doesn’t have to…

How Test Optional Colleges Evaluate Students for Admissions

How Test Optional Colleges Evaluate Students for Admissions

September 10, 2020

With so many schools going test-optional, how do test optional colleges evaluate a student’s readiness for college? What qualities does…

Child off to College? Reflection Can Help You Grow, but Don’t Get Stuck in the Past

August 30, 2020

Introspection at this point in life—when the kids are headed off to college, and we’re transitioning to an empty nest—is…