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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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FinanceDiscover How To Cut The Cost Of College By Finding Generous Colleges
In this free video, you’ll discover… How to find colleges that are most likely to give your student merit scholarships… Why the right admissions strategy and college list can […]
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ApplyEarly Admissions Season Isn’t Over Yet
If your student is still thinking if they should apply early to college, it’s worth downloading these two lists which detail schools that accept Early Decision and those that accept Early Action. […]
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FinanceWith The New Government Changes, When Should I Submit My FAFSA?
With the recent government announcement of changes to FAFSA, are you confused when you should submit your forms and what tax information to use? The fun starts for families with students […]
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ApplyIs This The Government Trifecta For College Admissions and Financial Aid?
Dear parents of college bound students: I think we’ve hit the tipping point for how much families and the government are willing to put up with the rising cost of […]
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College Financial PlanningPaying for College: What’s a Divorced Parent to Do?
A Divorced Parent’s Story I’m a single parent. My ex-husband had no legal requirement to pay for college and did not contribute, outside of the joint savings we had in […]
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College LifeCan The St. Paul’s School Case Impact Campus Culture?
I, like many other educators, have been watching the trial of Owen Labrie and its outcome. In addition to this graduate’s abhorrent behavior (although some have gone so far as […]
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High school to collegeA Present to Your Child? Give Them the Gift of Failure
On one of the pages of the program I compiled for my son’s Bar Mitzvah many years ago, was a poem entitled, “ Children Are Like Kites.” The message took […]
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FinanceNot All Private Student Loans are Created Equal: Shop Around
If you’ve managed to navigate the FAFSA and secure every scholarship possible, but still find yourself short on tuition funds, you may be considering a private student loan. Your first instinct […]
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ApplyShould You Use The College Board Search Tool To Research Colleges?
In the spirit of a new college admissions cycle and for the benefit of both rising juniors and seniors this is the third review in our series of reviews of college […]
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ApplyShould You Use CollegeResultsOnline.Com To Research Colleges
In the spirit of a new college admissions cycle and for the benefit of both rising juniors and seniors we will be publishing a series of reviews of college search […]
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PlanTest Taking Tips To Improve Your Student’s SAT Scores
Hearing the word, “SAT” can sometimes strike fear in the hearts and minds of students all over America. Most of that fear comes from the fact that so much is […]
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Freshman yearDorm Room Organization Ideas
College is an exciting time for young adults, especially those looking forward to having a space all their own. Many dorms, however, don’t provide much in the way of style […]
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FinanceThe #1 Thing to Do When Researching Student Loans
College is the first major financial decision many young adults make; the amount a student borrows and the interest rate they agree to could impact their finances for the rest […]
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FinanceIt’s FAFSA Time – Don’t Leave Money on the Table
Now is the time to start filling out the FAFSA. **ALL** high school seniors and their parents should be filling the FAFSA out. This application is used to determine eligibility for federal grants, […]
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FinanceLearning From Someone Else’s College Savings Mistakes
Parent Story My husband Carl and I married late and had a child in our 40s. During our son’s first year, Carl and I sat down with a broker and […]
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Standardized testsTo Test Prep Or Not? That Is The Question
Does your child need test prep help for SAT and ACT college exams?
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ApplicationsCollege Applications – “Early” Is The New “Regular”
It is said that “the early bird catches the worm.” However, more often than not, the second mouse gets the cheese!” [Think about it…] As college-bound high school seniors seriously […]
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ApplicationsShould You Hire a Private College Counselor?
As with so many things in life, when it comes to applying to college, knowledge is power. The more you know—about colleges, the application process, financial aid, etc.—the better off […]
