The college process started for us the beginning of junior year. My son had taken the PSAT and a practice ACT and did pretty well. He had always been an A student, with AP and honor classes, so...
Questions to Ask on a College Tour
As you get your senior ready for college tours this year, you may feel a little overwhelmed. You know that you need to look below the surface to find out the “real deal” about a school, but you may no...
Advice From Parents: College Admissions & Financing
When it comes to the difficult, complex parts of life, there’s nothing like getting advice from someone who’s been there. That’s why we love our Facebook group, Paying for College 101. Looking ...
One Family’s Lessons For Graduating College Debt Free
Today’s Guest Post is from Cheree Edenfield a member of our Facebook Group Paying For College. We learned many lessons through our journey of trying to help our oldest child finish college debt...
College Admissions Myths: Pulling Back the Curtain
Today’s Guest Post is from Amy Trinnaman, who has worked in education for ten years and is an independent educational consultant. She is also a member of our Facebook Group Paying For College. ...
How Attending a Military Academy Pays For College
Students who are interested in serving their country and getting a college degree would be well-advised to look into attending a military academy. Five elite United States military academies prepare s...
Writing A Great College Essay: Tips for Success
Writing an essay can make any student feel anxious and making it “great” creates even more pressure. This is especially true when the essay will help determine their admission into college...
What is the Common Data Set?
Have you ever wondered where all the information comes from when you research and compare colleges to each other? Or how rankings, like the U.S. News & World Report feature, are done? Looki...
A Family’s Journey To Find An Affordable College
Here’s Our College Journey…. Where we started I had a kid who did NOT want any part of college discussions all through 9thand 10thgrades. There was simply no way; she would not think abou...
Going To College Abroad? What You Need To Know
Imagine Spring Break in Paris or Rome, without running into horrible credit card debt. Or studying only what is important, without having to get up for an 8 am stats class. Or knowing that your univer...