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College List BuildingTop 30 Colleges With the Best Merit Scholarships
If you’re a family that won’t qualify for need-based aid, it’s time to start looking for colleges with the best merit scholarships. Colleges give this merit aid based on academic […]
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College List BuildingUC Berkeley Common Data Set
Sifting through a college’s Common Data Set can take a lot of time. Instead, we’ve gathered the most important information from UC Berkeley’s most recent Common Data Set to provide […]
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College List BuildingMIT Common Data Set
Sifting through a college’s Common Data Set can take a lot of time. Instead, we’ve gathered the most important information from MIT’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you […]
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College List BuildingDuke University Common Data Set
Sifting through a college’s Common Data Set can take a lot of time. Instead, we’ve gathered the most important information from Duke’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you […]
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College List BuildingCornell University Common Data Set
Sifting through a college’s Common Data Set can take a lot of time. Instead, we’ve gathered the most important information from Cornell’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you […]
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College List BuildingJohns Hopkins University Common Data Set
Sifting through a college’s Common Data Set can take a lot of time. Instead, we’ve gathered the most important information from Johns Hopkins’s most recent Common Data Set to provide […]
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College List BuildingUniversity of Chicago Common Data Set
Sifting through a college’s Common Data Set can take a lot of time. Instead, we’ve gathered the most important information from University of Chicago’s most recent Common Data Set to provide […]
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College Financial PlanningPurdue University Merit Scholarships
Finding individual college merit scholarship information can take a lot of time. Instead, we’ve gathered the statistics you need to know about Purdue University’s merit scholarships, at a quick glance. […]
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AdviceFreshman Year Loneliness Is Normal — Here’s What to Tell Your Student Before They Leave
This story was first shared in our Paying for College 101 Facebook community. It’s been edited for clarity and flow. Kellsey Stokes is a wife and mom of two who attended […]
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Financial aidHow Work-Study Actually Works (and How to Land the Good Jobs)
By Debbie Schwartz, founder of Road2College Work-study is one of the most misunderstood lines on a college aid offer. Families see a dollar amount and assume it’s money the college […]
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FinanceHow to Find Your Real SAI Before Senior Year (Without Anyone Seeing It)
By Debbie Schwartz, founder of Road2College Your Student Aid Index is the single number that decides whether colleges think your family needs financial aid. And you can find out yours […]
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AdviceThe Student Loan Questions Our 310,000 Families Ask Most
by Debbie Schwartz, Founder of Road2College Note: This article is sponsored by Citizens®. Road2College maintains editorial control over content and recommendations. Every year, the same questions surface in our Paying […]
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ApplyIs an Honors College Worth It? Ask What You’d Miss Without It
Editor’s Note: The writer, Debbie Schwartz, is the founder of Road2College. “Is an honors college worth it?” is the wrong question, or at least an incomplete one. The better question […]
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College Financial PlanningTuition Payment Plans: The Interest-Free Way to Chip Away at Your Bill
Editor’s Note: The writer, Debbie Schwartz, is the founder of Road2College. Families tend to think about paying for college in two buckets: money they’ve saved, and money they’ll borrow. There’s […]
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College Financial PlanningUse the Common Data Set to Find Colleges That Give Merit Scholarships
Editor’s Note: The writer, Debbie Schwartz, is the founder of Road2College. Every college quietly publishes a report that shows exactly how much merit aid it gives out, to how many […]
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College Financial PlanningHow to Pay for College: A Family’s Step-by-Step Guide and Borrowing Blueprint Tool
About the author: Debbie Schwartz founded Road2College in 2014 to help families navigate the realities of paying for college. She previously worked in finance at Vanguard, Fidelity, and Accenture, and […]
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AdviceBeyond Grades: What Actually Helped Students Win More Merit Aid and Scholarships
We asked parents in our Paying for College 101 Facebook group what factors — beyond grades — made the biggest difference in the scholarships and merit aid their students received. […]
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AdviceA Different Approach to College Admissions: Less Stress, More Savings
Editor’s Note: This originally appeared as a post in our private Facebook group called Paying for College 101. Retired admissions director and author Peter Pitts is a frequent group contributor, and we […]
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ApplyThe New Ivies in 2026: Academics, Admissions and Affordability
If you’re considering colleges, the “New Ivies” present strong options. Use this guide to explore and compare them by academics, admissions, and affordability. In This Article: What Are the New […]
