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Advice2027-28 FAFSA Guide: How to Complete the Form and Maximize Financial Aid
The 2027–28 FAFSA is open now, with real-time results and text-message invites. This guide covers what’s new, how to fill out each section, what counts as an asset, and the […]
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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 […]
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College List BuildingMIT 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 MIT’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 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 […]
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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 […]
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College AdmissionsWhich Colleges Actually Cost the Most? Not the Ones You’d Think
Thirteen private colleges posted a price above $100,000 a year in 2025-26, but the average family paid a small share of that after aid. Here is why you can’t rank […]
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College AdmissionsThe Real Cost of Private College: Why Families Rarely Pay Full Price
Few families pay a private college’s full sticker price. Here is how private colleges set their real prices, what the data shows about various schools, and how to use it […]
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ApplyHow Much Do Early Decision and Early Action Increase Admission Chances?
Applying early can boost your college admission odds, but how much depends on where you apply. Use this article’s ED and EA statistics and college lists to make smart admission […]
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College List BuildingUniversity of Chicago 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 University of Chicago’s most recent Common Data Set to provide […]
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College Financial PlanningPurdue University Merit Scholarships
Finding individual college merit scholarship information can take a lot of time. Instead, we’ve gathered the statistics you need to know about Purdue University’s merit scholarships, at a quick glance. […]
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AdviceHow Our Student Got Two Full-Ride Offers for Biomedical Engineering — And What We Learned Along the Way
The Bottom Line Up Front We have a high SAI (around $88K), so $0 from need-based aid — everything was merit-based. In the end, our daughter, Alice, got two full-ride […]
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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 List BuildingColleges That Change Lives: The List of 44, Comparisons, and How to Choose
The “colleges that change lives,” arising from a 1996 book with that title, are 45 small liberal arts colleges touted for their personal approach and lifelong impact. This article delves […]
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Financial aidHow Work-Study Actually Works (and How to Land the Good Jobs)
By Debbie Schwartz, founder of Road2College Work-study is one of the most misunderstood lines on a college aid offer. Families see a dollar amount and assume it’s money the college […]
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FinanceHow to Find Your Real SAI Before Senior Year (Without Anyone Seeing It)
By Debbie Schwartz, founder of Road2College Your Student Aid Index is the single number that decides whether colleges think your family needs financial aid. And you can find out yours […]
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AdviceThe Student Loan Questions Our 310,000 Families Ask Most
by Debbie Schwartz, Founder of Road2College Note: This article is sponsored by Citizens®. Road2College maintains editorial control over content and recommendations. Every year, the same questions surface in our Paying […]
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ApplyIs an Honors College Worth It? Ask What You’d Miss Without It
Editor’s Note: The writer, Debbie Schwartz, is the founder of Road2College. “Is an honors college worth it?” is the wrong question, or at least an incomplete one. The better question […]
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College Financial PlanningTuition Payment Plans: The Interest-Free Way to Chip Away at Your Bill
Editor’s Note: The writer, Debbie Schwartz, is the founder of Road2College. Families tend to think about paying for college in two buckets: money they’ve saved, and money they’ll borrow. There’s […]
