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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 List BuildingBrown 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 Brown’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you […]
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Find ScholarshipsScholarships with March Deadlines
AICPA Scholarship Award for Minority Accounting Students Amount: $3,000-$5,000 Apply by: March 15, 2026 Description: Open to all students of ethnic minorities who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate-level […]
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College Credits in High SchoolGeorgetown Common Data Set
Our easy to use, quick guide for Common Data Set Georgetown. Get key information and the most important details to look at.
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College LifeDoes a College GPA Matter in the Real World?
I had all but finished the core requirements for my Spanish major following my Junior year abroad. So, my 21-year-old self took the opportunity to simply load up my course […]
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College LifeMold in College Dorms: What You Need to Know
Here’s a new item of concern for parents planning college visits with their high school students: Check for mold and past mold outbreaks in college dorms. The Impact of Mold […]
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College List BuildingNorthwestern 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 Northwestern’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you […]
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College Financial PlanningHow One Mom Side-Hustles to Cover Her Family’s College Costs
Will work for money to keep my daughter’s student loan down! If you live in New Jersey, you may see Lisa Lombardo holding that very sign. No, not really, but […]
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College List BuildingGeorgia Tech 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 Georgia Tech’s most recent Common Data Set to provide […]
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Financial Aid AppealsQuestions to Ask Before Your Student Accepts Merit Scholarships
If we close our eyes and click our ruby red shoes, like Dorothy, we can dream things will go smoothly in the land of merit scholarships. • You do everything […]
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College List BuildingCarnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon’s most recent Common Data Set to provide […]
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Financial Aid AppealsAppealing Financial Aid: For Some It Works
Here’s the scenario: Your student receives merit aid for college, but you wish it had been more. Even just a bit more. You’ve also received need based aid, but if […]
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College List BuildingNYU 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 NYU’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you […]
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College LifeAdulting 101: Essential Life Skills for Your Teen
The diploma is in hand and the thank-you notes sent. You’ve spent way too much at Target buying dorm necessities. Suddenly, it hits you: Your child is actually LEAVING your […]
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College Financial PlanningSave Early, Live Simply – Advice From Parents on Paying the Tuition Bill
If you live with a high school senior and you’re going through the college admissions process, you know that each new month brings with it a nervous and excited energy. […]
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High school to collegeCollege Reveal Parties: Trendy or Tacky?
I remember the dread I felt back in 2007, waiting anxiously for my early admissions decision from my dream school. At the time, I wanted nothing more than to attend […]
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Paying Off LoansWhat I Wish I Knew About Taking Out Student Loans Before College
A personal finance blogger who usually discusses making, saving, and growing money, has some regrets about how uninformed he was about just those things while in college . . . […]
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High School Academics & ActivitiesCommon Misconceptions About the College Athletic Recruiting Process
We asked a veteran college coach for her opinion on college athletic recruiting. Here, she blows the lid off three common misconceptions families have about the process. FULL-RIDE ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP! […]
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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 […]
