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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 you with the information you need at a quick glance. This guide contains key information from UC Berkeley Common Data Set 2025-2026. Berkeley Common Data…
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CareersFive Career Options for Marketing Majors
Marketing is everywhere: print, billboards, social media. TV, and radio. Most everywhere you go, someone is marketing to you. Maybe it’s made you think you want to get your degree in marketing because you’re a fan of those splashy advertisements and want to create them. Or perhaps you want to work for one of the…
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FinanceScholarships for Graduate Students
Earl Warren Scholarship Amount: $10,000 Apply By: May 1, 2019 Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in their final year of college/university or their first year of law school. Applicant must be studying law. Applicant will have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to racial justice and civil rights. Sponsor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund,…
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College LifeTalking to Your Teen about Drinking in College
Your son or daughter will be leaving for college before you know it, and hopefully you’ve had conversations about underage drinking long before now. The importance of such talks can’t be stressed enough. Educating Students About Drinking: The Earlier the Better In reality, age-appropriate talks about alcohol — for example, what it does in your…
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High School Academics & Activities15 Best-Paying Part-Time Jobs for High School Students
High school students have so much on their plates: test prep, testing, volunteering, sports, extra-curriculars, etc., is it too much to expect any of them to have the time or inclination to work as well? And even if they do have the desire to get a job, what job(s) would be appropriate for someone of…
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LearnHelping Your Deaf Child Prepare for College
Being deaf and heading off to college in the traditional way definitely presents a whole host of unique challenges. If your deaf child wants to have the full college experience, and you are feeling a bit stressed about it, take heart. There are plenty of things you can do to help your hearing-impaired child have…
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FallThree Financial Benefits of Paying Off Student Loans
We are all very familiar with the unfortunate reality of student debt. Today, 70% of students will graduate with significant debt that will take an average of 20 years to pay back. While I still have about $65,000 to go, I plan on having them paid off in about seven years. Thankfully, my wife did…
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College LifeBest Paying Jobs for College Students
When Tyler was accepted at his dream school, a private university, he knew it meant higher tuition and other college costs. He knew that he needed to work while he was in school in order to contribute to these costs and avoid debt. When Jasmin and her parents agreed that she could attend a college…
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FinanceCollege Admissions Decisions & Financial Aid Survey for the Class of 2023
Over 550 families of high school seniors from our Paying For College 101 Facebook group responded to our 2019 “Did You Get What You Expected?” admissions survey with College Ave Student Loans. These families, representing 44 states, had varying experiences, from being accepted to every school they applied to, to being rejected by six or…
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FinanceCreative Ways to Pay for College
Financing your child’s college experience is daunting to say the least. Over the past 30 years, the price of tuition at a state school has risen 213%, meaning that even if you attended college without taking out student loans, the idea of your kids doing the same is a bit of a pipe dream. Fortunately,…
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SurviveIn Defense of Helicopter Parents
After years of hovering over their above-average offspring, helicopter parents let their kids go off to college. Kind of. Barbara, our guest contributor, reminisces about her helicopter parenting style and how she is surviving now that her child has gone to college. You see us everywhere. We’re easy to spot, as we line up at…
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CareersFive Career Options for Art History Majors
Art history might seem like an indulgent major. After all, will knowing the difference between a Monet and a Manet help you in the “real world?” Or maybe you think that studying art history will only give you low-paying career options in museums or galleries. It might make you question if it really is worth…
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Student & Parent LoansAre There State Student Loans I Can Borrow?
When it comes to borrowing money for college, families need to explore all of their options, including state student loans. Most families hear about federal student loans and loans from private lenders, but your student should also explore state student loans from state agencies as another source of money to borrow for college. What Are…
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FinanceTips To Help Your Student Graduate College Debt-Free
Attending college has become a virtual necessity in today’s job market. At the same time, a higher education has never cost more, even when adjusted for inflation. For many, they face a tough choice: attend college and graduate encumbered with tens of thousands of dollars in student loans, forgo college altogether, or find alternative ways…
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PlanDecisions, Decisions… Is the More Expensive College “Worth It?”
For high school seniors and their families, April is critical mass for deciding on a college commitment, so it’s a good idea to really start firming up your plans before the crunch time. In the process of how to choose a college, you’ve taken care to find schools in the right location, with the right…
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College LifeWhat to Do When You’ve Been Rejected from Your Dream School
Believe it or not there is life after getting rejected from your dream school. Here’s what to do when that happens.
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Scholarships for Women
NANBPWC National Scholarship Amount: Varies Apply By: April 1, 2019 Description: Scholarship is open to African-American female students who are graduating high school and have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicants will submit an essay on a trailblazer of African decent. Sponsor: National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Ralph W. Shrader Graduate Diversity…
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Student & Parent LoansWhat to Know Before Cosigning a Student Loan
Thinking of cosigning a student loan for your child or spouse? Before signing on the dotted line and saying “yes,” there are some important things to consider first. What Is a Cosigner? A cosigner is someone who agrees to sign for another borrower’s loan. That borrower may be your child or spouse, and as a…
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College AdmissionsPerspectives From A First Gen College Consultant On The College Admissions Scandal
The recent national college admissions scandal has placed intense scrutiny on college admissions consultants and wealthy families with children from “privileged” backgrounds. As an independent educational consultant, parent, and first-generation college student from a low-income background, I’ve had the opportunity to gain perspectives from many different angles. #1: William Singer was a Bernie Madoff, not…
