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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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FinanceColleges With the Best Financial Aid
With college being so expensive, it’s no surprise that many people are looking for the colleges that offer the most financial aid. Being able to avoid paying at least some […]
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SurviveFrank Bruni and Surviving College Admissions Madness
It was one week away from having my youngest graduate from college; one week away from no longer having to deal with the memory of the hair-curling college admissions process. […]
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PlanIs Your Student Angular Enough for College Admissions?
In the early eighties, when I applied, the buzzword for college acceptance was “well-rounded,” which referred to a student who participated in many different activities. Well-Rounded vs. Angular That is […]
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College Financial PlanningHow Is Your FAFSA EFC Calculated?
When you get into the world of college applications, the acronym “EFC” comes up constantly. Mostly you’ll hear parents bemoaning how high theirs is and why it’s unrealistic for them […]
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SurviveAdvice For College Freshmen: Adjusting Takes Time
I was thinking back to a time when I had just returned from a fabulous mother/daughter sorority weekend with my daughter at her college. I was glad to see her […]
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ScholarshipsScholarships for DACA Students
Invest in Us: Anonymously Answer 2 Questions About Student Debt Amount: $2,500 Apply By: August 30, 2019 Description: Applicants will answer questions about what it would mean to be free […]
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Plan10 Talks to Have With Your Child as They Transition to College
Don’t ignore the emotional toll transitioning from high school to college can have. Discuss the stress that comes from starting life as a college student.
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FinanceShould You Update FAFSA By Using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool?
Editor’s Note: This article applies to the 2023-24 FAFSA and earlier. The 2024-25 FAFSA, which opened Dec. 31, 2023, has been revamped and now requires you to import your IRS […]
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College LifeWhere To Get Cheap Textbooks For College
The price tags on college textbooks are rising just as fast as tuition costs. For a single course, a student may spend over $300 on required reading materials, yet only […]
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FinanceCollege Planning Checklist for 9th & 10th Grade
9th GRADE COLLEGE PLANNING CHECKLIST Academic and Extra Curriculum Suggestions Get to know your school counselor. Schedule a meeting just to introduce yourself, even if you don’t need any help […]
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What You Need to KnowJunior Year in High School: College Planning Guide
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What You Need to KnowCollege Planning Checklist for 12th Grade
Academic and Extra Curriculum Suggestions for 12th Graders First thing to do senior year—ask teachers for recommendations. Many students may ask the same teacher and the earlier you approach him/her, […]
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Standardized tests5 Most Common Mistakes to Avoid When Preparing for the ACT
Higher ACT scores help your student not only get into more selective schools, but they can also help them receive more merit scholarships to pay for college. If your student […]
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Standardized TestingHow to Use PSAT Scores to Create a Plan
So, you received your PSAT results… Now what do you do? And what do the results mean? For many students, receiving PSAT scores marks the “official start” of the college […]
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FinanceWorrying About How to Pay for College?
When our children were born we thought we were diligent by opening a 529 plan before they turned one and contributing to it on a regular basis. Back then, tuition […]
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FinanceLearning About Financial Aid Isn’t Just for Parents of High School Seniors
Back in 2016, in a huge shift to make it easier to fill out financial aid forms and get financial aid decisions back from colleges earlier, yearly FAFSA forms became […]
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FinanceHow to Find Unique and Unusual Scholarships
Scholarships for college can be found in unlikely places, like your jar of peanut butter. Most students see better results searching for local scholarships.
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ApplyWhich Hurts Your Chances More: Low Grades or Low Test Scores?
Who is in the tougher situation when it comes to getting into college: the student whose high school GPA is lower than ideal or the student whose SAT and/or ACT […]
