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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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COVID-19Why Some High School Students Are Feeling Less Anxious in Spite of the Pandemic
We all react differently to stressful situations. COVID-19 has challenged the best of us, but for some high school students, as the days pass and timetables are relaxed, the […]
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Essays5 Things Colleges Look for in a College Essay
Think of the college application process as a video game, and the dreaded college essay is the dragon that needs to be slayed. Most essays are typical and, frankly, boring. […]
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College Financial PlanningVanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt’s merit scholarships, at a quick glance. Before […]
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COVID-19Are Colleges Giving Refunds to Students For Room & Board and Tuition?
With most of the country on lockdown due to COVID-19, high school and college students have been hit hard with school closures and an uncertain academic future. Most if not […]
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College Financial Planning8 Financial Aid Mistakes to Avoid
Figuring out what your child’s college will cost and how your family is going to pay for it are enough to keep you up at night crunching numbers in your […]
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SurviveWill Students Say YES this Fall to Online Learning at a Four-Year College?
It’s that time of year again, when high school seniors are trying to decide where to go to school. With colleges unsure about how and if they will teach in […]
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Merit ScholarshipsProfile of a Coca-Cola Scholar
When you’re searching for scholarships, sometimes it pays to take a chance on a big fish. The Coca-Cola Scholar Foundation is a highly competitive scholarship that rewards students who put […]
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College AdmissionsCarnegie Mellon Merit Scholarships
Finding individual colleges’ merit scholarship information can take a lot of time. Instead, we’ve gathered the statistics you need to know about Carnegie Mellon’s merit scholarships, at a quick glance. […]
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College AdmissionsColleges Are Considering These Options for Fall 2020
If we’ve learned one thing about COVID-19, it’s that we need to expect the unexpected. So much so, that as Siri says (repeatedly) when we’ve taken a wrong turn, “recalculating” […]
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College LifeOnline Learning: How to Help Your Child Excel
As the parent of a high school or college-aged child, you’re likely being put to the test, literally–as teacher, and/or chief encourager. To help you both, we’ve collected online learning […]
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Today's issuesAfter COVID: How Will Our Lives Be Different?
While right now we’re stuck fully in the center of the novel coronavirus pandemic, there’s no doubt that all of us spend time thinking about the days when things […]
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College LifeLeaning Toward Community College as a Result of COVID-19? Here’s What You Should Know
Research has shown that many high school seniors who hadn’t considered attending a community college before COVID-19 emerged worldwide, will now add two-year schools to their roster of options. Come […]
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College Financial PlanningRutgers New Brunswick 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 Rutgers’ merit scholarships, at a quick glance. Before […]
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ApplicationsWhat I Would Have Done Differently When I Was Applying to College
Almost all my friends have decided where they will be going to college next year. So it’s time to pass on my bits of advice to juniors, who are just […]
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High School Academics & ActivitiesPros and Cons of AP Classes
AP — Advanced Placement classes and tests — were first developed in the 1950s to help college admissions officials determine potential student competency. Their popularity has grown tremendously since, and […]
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College List BuildingIs It a Good Idea to Take a Gap Year?
Gap years are popular in Europe, but only recently have gained traction in the United States. According to US News & World Report, “40,000 to 60,000 students take a gap […]
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College Financial Planning9 Tips to Help You Play the Financial Aid Game
Over the last decade, the process of getting into college has become akin to playing a “game.” The “winners” are good at understanding the rules of the game and then […]
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College List BuildingWhich College Majors May Be Influenced by the Pandemic?
The long-term effects of COVID-19 on our society as a whole, and on our individual health, is still unknown. What we do know is that throughout history, when there’s been […]
