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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 LifeHow Students and Parents Can Adjust to Freshman Year
Parents can be annoying. From telling their children to eat more vegetables and quizzing them about what time they’ll be home or whether they’ve finished their college applications, to offering […]
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ApplicationsHow the Coronavirus Has Impacted the College Admissions Process
The news surrounding the coronavirus has caused concern for the health and safety of our families. It makes sense that those of us working in the college industry and families […]
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Survive5 Strategies We Used to Prepare Our Kids to Succeed
I’m going to let you in on a little secret… This is insider information that I’ve never publicly shared before. Only my friends and relatives have heard these very simple […]
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College AdmissionsTufts 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 Tufts’ most recent Common Data Set to provide you with […]
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College Financial PlanningAre You Prepared to Pay for College?
One of the biggest issues that face students and parents is how to pay for college. Keeping pace with rising college costs is a huge challenge, and parents might be […]
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Financial aidScholarships with April Deadlines
Aircraft Electronics Association Scholarship Amount: Varies Apply by: April 1, 2026 Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors and current college students who plan to or are majoring […]
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ApplicationsSurprising College Admissions Tips
It’s no secret that college admissions can be a tough process. Between choosing a school, figuring out financial aid, and trying to create a budget, you might feel like running […]
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College List BuildingHow Do You Know When a College Is a “Perfect Fit?”
With thousands of colleges and universities to choose from, finding the “perfect” school is a seemingly impossible task for any high school student and their parents. Many college hopefuls have […]
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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 you […]
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College LifeHelp Your Student Graduate In Four Years
I’ve heard many a college freshman say, “Four years, and I AM DONE!” Sounds good, but that’s not always the reality. Is Graduating College Late “Bad?” According to many data […]
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College List BuildingHow Many Colleges Should I Apply To?
Each year when FAFSA opens up, a lot of people start asking me how to decide which colleges their student ought to apply to. That’s actually one of the best […]
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College List BuildingCaltech 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 Caltech’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you […]
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Financial aidHow a Financial Aid Award Letter Can Fool You
So many people I encounter believe that having multiple kids in college at the same time will lower their SAI. And in turn, a low SAI will be a “benefit.” […]
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College List BuildingWhy April Can Be the Cruelest Month in College Admissions
T.S. Eliot said, “April is the cruelest month.” Ask any high school senior (or parent of one) and they’re likely to echo the same sentiment. The unexpected (and unwanted) snowstorms […]
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College Financial Planning6 Ways Going to College in Europe Saves You Money
Chances are you are tired of hearing just how expensive college has gotten. Seemingly every week there is another story on the news about just how much money is being […]
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High School Academics & ActivitiesWhy High School Students Should Look for Internships
Getting work experience is important for whatever you do in life, but starting young is even better. High school internships are on the rise, according to U.S. News, with some […]
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College LifeWhy College Students Need a Degree Audit
Most colleges require a student to conduct a degree audit with their academic advisor or the Registrar’s office in their senior year to ensure they will meet all their graduation […]
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High School Academics & ActivitiesHow to Clean Up Your Social Media for College
“Watch what you put online.” “Remember what happened to all those kids who got their offers rescinded from Harvard?” “Assume that anything and everything you send digitally can come back […]
