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Student & Parent LoansParent PLUS Loan Limits: What Every Family Needs to Know
Parent PLUS loans now have annual and lifetime borrowing caps for new borrowers. If your family has relied on Parent PLUS to fill the gap between financial aid and college […]
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College Financial PlanningScholarships with August Deadlines
Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation Support Awards Amount: Up to $5,000 Apply by: August 1, 2025 Description: Scholarship is open to low-income women who are at least 17 years of […]
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College Financial PlanningStuck in the Middle: How to Manage Financial Aid “No Man’s Land”
Some folks find themselves in college’s “golden land” – they have plenty of financial assets to send their child to school. Other families are on the other extreme – with […]
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College LifeAs Recession Deepens, Colleges Are Cutting Back on Career Services
Many colleges and universities are redoing their budgets after losing millions because of the coronavirus crisis, and with this rebalancing of the books comes another loss for students – leaner […]
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College Financial PlanningIf You Receive Need-Based Financial Aid, Here’s What You Need to Know About Paying for College
On a recent Saturday morning, I begin musing about families with need-based financial aid worries… This is my advice specifically for middle-to-lower income families trying to figure out how to […]
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College Financial PlanningUsing a Home Equity Loan for College
“How will we pay for college?” It’s a question that’s on every parent’s mind as their child approaches the end of high school. There are federal student loans, Parent PLUS […]
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College Financial PlanningAre Students Who Really Don’t Need the Money Meriting From Merit Scholarships?
We asked Stephen Burd, senior higher education writer and editor at New America, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank to answer questions raised by our Paying for College 101 Facebook Group […]
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College Financial PlanningAnswers to Your Top 5 Questions About Student Loans
When it comes to student loans, you’ve got important questions, and we’ve got timely answers. Here are the top five most frequently asked questions from families who are working through […]
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ApplicationsThe Scoop on SATs, ACTs, and Test-Optional
The SATs and ACTs have been around for longer than you might think, and began for reasons you may not have known. Now, more and more schools are becoming test-optional, […]
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College Financial PlanningHave an Honest College Money Talk Before It’s Too Late
I’m here to “evangelize economic empowerment.” This post came to me as yet another parent called me yesterday in tears after her daughter had applied, labor intensively, to 27 colleges […]
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ApplicationsThe Debate Over Test-Optional Colleges
Students have been sharing their SAT and ACT scores at lunch tables across America since the 1950s. Now, as the result of COVID-19, not only has learning shifted online, […]
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SATWhat to Know About SAT Subject Tests for 2020
The effects of coronavirus are widespread and long-lasting, and many aspects of our daily lives will be impacted in ways we cannot even imagine. In addition to all those affected […]
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College Financial Planning12 Steps to Take if You Haven’t Saved Enough for College
This was our story… Spring break was over, and so was our son’s senior year…almost. We spent most of high school exploring careers; plotting a path; comparing college programs […]
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College Financial PlanningGeorgia Tech 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 Georgia Tech’s merit scholarships, at a quick glance. […]
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College Financial PlanningParent PLUS Loan vs. Private Student Loan: Which Is Right for Your Family?
When federal grants, scholarships, and your student’s Direct loans still leave a funding gap, most families face the same fork in the road: a Parent PLUS loan or a private […]
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Federal LoansWhen and How to Apply for Student Loans
Financial conversations aren’t always easy, but they’re the first step in helping your child achieve their higher-education goals. Road2College founder Debbie Schwartz, who’s not only a parent navigating college admissions […]
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High School Academics & ActivitiesExtracurricular Activities: What They Are and How to Find Them
Your best friend is lamenting that their high school senior has too many things to list on the Activities section of the Common App. You admit you and your senior are scrambling to […]
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FinanceHome Equity Line of Credit: What You Need to Know
You may have heard that you can access home equity to help your student pay for college. But… should you take out a home equity loan? Are there other options? […]
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COVID-19Pressure Mounts for Universities to Anticipate In-Demand Jobs
As record numbers of Americans lose their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic, Kathleen Perlmutter has been desperately trying to turn out enough graduates to fill a critical shortage of […]
