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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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ApplicationsWhat I Would Have Done Differently When I Was Applying to College
Almost all my friends have decided where they will be going to college next year. So it’s time to pass on my bits of advice to juniors, who are just […]
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High School Academics & ActivitiesPros and Cons of AP Classes
AP — Advanced Placement classes and tests — were first developed in the 1950s to help college admissions officials determine potential student competency. Their popularity has grown tremendously since, and […]
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College List BuildingIs It a Good Idea to Take a Gap Year?
Gap years are popular in Europe, but only recently have gained traction in the United States. According to US News & World Report, “40,000 to 60,000 students take a gap […]
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College Financial Planning9 Tips to Help You Play the Financial Aid Game
Over the last decade, the process of getting into college has become akin to playing a “game.” The “winners” are good at understanding the rules of the game and then […]
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College List BuildingWhich College Majors May Be Influenced by the Pandemic?
The long-term effects of COVID-19 on our society as a whole, and on our individual health, is still unknown. What we do know is that throughout history, when there’s been […]
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College LifeTransferring From One College to Another: What You Need to Know
College is not for everyone, and every college is not for every student. There is no shame in a student realizing that the school they thought was “the perfect” school […]
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FinanceFinancial Impact of COVID-19 on Families with High School and College Students
Uncle Ed once said “Life is like baseball. Most of the time, nothing happens.” However, even Uncle Ed would admit to being wrong the last few weeks. In one of […]
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ApplicationsApplying to College When Mom Is a College Admissions Pro
Across 16 years as a grant writer for a nonprofit that helps low-income kids apply and get into college, I kept up to date on the latest research and statistics, […]
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Financial Aid AppealsHow Two Students Successfully Appealed Their Financial Aid Awards
It may not be as simple as marketplace haggling, but bargaining with your college’s financial aid office can be worth the hassle. Playing schools’ offers off one another can pay […]
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College Financial PlanningScholarships with May Deadlines
All-Star College Scholarship Amount: Up to $10,000 Apply by: May 1, 2026 Description: Open to children adopted at or after the age of 13 to provide increased opportunities for […]
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College Financial PlanningHow to Pay for College Without Student Loans
Here’s the $1000,000 or quarter million dollar question depending on whether you’re considering private or public colleges… Can you pay for college without student loans? And despite the fact that […]
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College List BuildingChoosing a School Away From Home During a Pandemic
Figuring out where to go to college is one of the biggest decisions your child will make. There are a number of factors to think about, and now, with COVID-19 […]
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College List BuildingHow to Visit a Campus Without Leaving Home
You know what they say: Seeing is believing. So how can a prospective student properly evaluate a school and its campus if they can’t even step foot on it? High […]
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High school to collegeGraduations in the Age of Coronavirus
Every year in the United States, approximately 7.2 million students will graduate from either high school or college. However, this year those 7 million students won’t have the celebratory opportunity […]
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College List BuildingAssessing a College’s Financial Health
Researching a college’s financial health should be part of a family’s college search. Here’s what to look for and resources to use.
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College Financial PlanningEverything You Need to Know About Merit Aid
Road2College had the pleasure of being a guest on a Twitter chat– #CollegeCash with Jodi Okun–where we discussed “Everything You Need to Know About Merit Aid.” Here is the transcript […]
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College AdmissionsUniversity of Southern California USC 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 USC’s merit scholarships, at a quick glance. Before […]
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College LifeHelping Your College and College-Bound Kids Cope Through the Pandemic
A pandemic brings more than illness–it brings major life disruption, and an overwhelming sense of uncertainty. For kids in high school and college, it can be especially challenging as they […]
