Parent PLUS Loan vs. Private Student Loan: Which Is Right for Your Family?
June 1, 2026
When federal grants, scholarships, and your student’s Direct loans still leave a funding gap, most families face the same fork…
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What Are Private Student Loans for College?
May 30, 2026
As your student looks at options to finance a college education, you may be struggling to keep everything straight. There…
Parent PLUS Loan Limits: What Every Family Needs to Know
May 17, 2026
Parent PLUS loans now have annual and lifetime borrowing caps for new borrowers. If your family has relied on Parent…
How Do Student Loans Work: Guide to Federal, State and Private College Loans
May 15, 2026
Students and parents often must borrow money to help pay college tuition and other educational expenses. However, understanding how student…
We Applied to 24 BFA Acting Programs. Here’s Everything We Spent, Every School We Tried, and What We’d Do Differently
May 7, 2026
One Massachusetts mom in our Paying for College 101 Facebook group shared an inside look at what it really takes…
If I Could Do It Over: Hard-Won College Planning Advice From Parents Who’ve Been There
February 20, 2026
When it comes to college planning, hindsight really is 20/20. I went back to the parents in Paying for College…
How to Get Merit Scholarships for College: The Institutional Strategy
December 20, 2025
About the author: Debbie Schwartz founded Road2College in 2014 to help families navigate the realities of paying for college. She…
Scholarships with October Deadlines
August 11, 2025
Chicago Culinary Museum and Chef’s Hall of Fame Scholarship Amount: $500 Apply by: October 1, 2026 Description: Open to students…