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AdviceFreshman Year Loneliness Is Normal — Here’s What to Tell Your Student Before They Leave
This story was first shared in our Paying for College 101 Facebook community. It’s been edited for clarity and flow. Kellsey Stokes is a wife and mom of two who attended […]
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College Financial PlanningWhat Grandparents Should Know About Paying for College
Grandparents are often there for the big events in their grandchildren’s lives—birthdays, holidays, awards assemblies, and sports events. Of course, they also want to be involved in a really big […]
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FinanceEvaluating College as an Investment: What Is the ROI?
No matter how you look at it, college is an investment of both time and money. So as tuition costs and outstanding student loan balances have increased, it’s not surprising […]
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College Financial PlanningHow to Determine College ROI
The cost of college continues to rise, and a debate continues over how much is too much to spend on a college degree. The answer isn’t a straightforward “yes” or […]
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ICYMIICYMI Paying for College Discussions: From State Schools to Alumni Interviews
Here are some of the top discussions in our Paying For College 101 Facebook group during the past year. (And if you want to read more about these discussions, […]
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College Financial PlanningScholarships with January Deadlines
Employment BOOST College Scholarship Amount: $1,000 Apply by: Year-round Description: Open to both high school and college students. One scholarship is open to students studying any major and is […]
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High School Academics & ActivitiesA Different Approach to Getting Into College
It’s no secret. The college admission process stresses out parents and students for years. What if there was another way? One that doesn’t include hours of filling out financial aid […]
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ApplicationsThe Ups and Downs of Dealing With Early Admissions Results
Dear Parents of High School Seniors, We urge you to read this note about your children’s college decisions. It is long, but it is important. For many students and families […]
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College List BuildingPrinceton 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 Princeton’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you with […]
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Merit Scholarships5 Scholarship Tips for High School Seniors
When our children are growing up, we read fairy tales to engage them in a story that can teach them about the real world. That’s great when they are young, […]
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College LifeTips to Help Save Merit Scholarships in Jeopardy
Your student worked hard in high school to earn a merit scholarship in college, but sometimes keeping up the grades once in college, isn’t as easy. Is your college student […]
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College List BuildingYale 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 Yale’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you with […]
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College List BuildingUCLA 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 UCLA’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you […]
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College LifeParenting: When Your Kids Are in College
As many parents get ready to send their kids off to college, and possibly encounter an empty nest, they tend to bemoan the fact that their life is changing, and […]
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College List BuildingNortheastern 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 Northeastern’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you […]
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College List BuildingDuke 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 Duke’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you […]
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College Financial PlanningChasing Merit Scholarships? Here’s a High School Junior Year Checklist to Start Following
If you have a high school junior and you’re wondering what they should be doing regarding college admissions, this post is for you. I have two college freshmen, one college […]
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College List BuildingUSC 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 USC’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you […]
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College List BuildingCornell 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 Cornell’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you […]
