Scholarship judges go nuts when they see these mistakes made by students over and over again. Are you making them? This might surprise you, but college scholarship judges are everyday people wh...
How To Pay For College – Learn From Other Parents’ Mistakes
This time of year can be both exciting and scary for parents of high school seniors. The college admissions process (and the high school years leading up to it) are arduous and stressful, so most pare...
A Student Athlete’s Path to College — Tips From An Expert
A student athlete’s path to college differs from that of the non-athlete…right? Michele Larson of Knowledge4College recently joined us on a Facebook Live to discuss this topic and what student athlete...
Five Criteria That Can Affect Your Financial Aid Appeal
How does one determine whether or not to appeal a financial aid award letter? Should I bother appealing a financial aid award letter? Need a student loan? Check your credit score.Learn more FIC...
5 Scholarship Tips For High School Seniors
When our children are growing up, we read fairy stories to engage them in a story that can teach them about the real world. That’s great when they are young, but by the time they are in high sc...
Are No-Essay College Scholarships a Student’s Dream Come True?
One of the most searched for phrases online when it comes to college scholarships is, “No essay scholarships”. Every student dreams of filling out short scholarship forms, without doing essays, and cl...
Articles Our Readers Loved in 2017: Road2College
With every passing year, the topics of getting into college and how to pay for it are becoming more prominent (and pertinent). So, it’s no wonder that this year’s Road2College.com articles...
What I Wish I’d Known About Paying For College
As a parent, I like to learn as much as I can from other parents who have already blazed the trail on a road I’m about to embark on. Why reinvent the wheel? Right? That’s one of the reasons I ...
Scholarships For High School Seniors: 7 Fantastic Tips From A Mom Who Knows
I don’t know about you, but it seems like just yesterday that my oldest son was waving goodbye to me as he excitedly began his first day of kindergarten. Fast forward with lighting speed and suddenly ...
Strategies For Getting Niche and Local Private Scholarships
Below is a summary of our Facebook Live discussion with Becky Ix on the topic of how to get niche and local private scholarships. Presenter – Becky Ix, College Prep Advisor and author of Who’s Guiding...