Nov 13, 2020 | Article, Preparing, Transitioning
The times they are a changin may be a song from the baby-boom era, but it is also a phrase that aptly describes how colleges are beginning to treat parents. Until the beginning of the 1990s, it was rare for any college or university to think of parents as anything...
Nov 9, 2020 | Article, Preparing
The provision of need-based financial aid, at a need-blind school, may be frustrating sometimes in its outcome, but at least it is fairly easy to understand for parents and straightforward to administer for the college or university. Consider this need-blind school...
Nov 3, 2020 | Article, Preparing
If your teenager is fast approaching the time when he or she will head off to college, and you are lying awake at night with dozens, if not hundreds, of questions, you can take solace in that you are not alone. The harsh reality for you, and millions of people like...
Oct 12, 2020 | Article, Paying for College, Preparing, Resources
Coverdell ESA – The Best Way to Save for K-12 Education Coverdell ESA (formerly called Education IRA) is the most attractive way to save for K-12 expenses, including UGMA/UTMAs and mutual funds. However, there are income requirements that preclude some...
Oct 7, 2020 | Article, Campus Safety, College Preparation, College Tips, Completing, Preparing, Research & Advocacy, Resources
While your child may be eager to visit colleges to check out the dorms, the study and athletic facilities, the food and the social atmosphere, what shouldn’t be overlooked is the level of security provided on campus. Most high school students would not rate this...
Oct 5, 2020 | Article, Financial Literacy, Paying for College, Preparing
Overview Prior to 529 plans, UGMA/UTMA was the most tax efficient manner to save for college and transfer wealth to children and grandchildren. UGMA stands for The Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, and UTMA stands for The Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. UGMA and UTMA are...
Sep 29, 2020 | Article, College Preparation, Completing, Parenting, Preparing, Student Success
At College Parents of America, we strive to provide valuable resource information to our members, as well as vigorous advocacy. While many of my recent columns have centered around some of the key advocacy issues that we are focusing on – to serve you – here in...
Sep 28, 2020 | Article, College Preparation, Completing, Cost of College, Financial Literacy, Living Independently, Paying for College, Preparing, Resources, student loans
Dear Parents: When your students leave home for college, they will face a host of new experiences and responsibilities. As a parent, you recognize that now they will be “on their own” to tackle life’s basic functions – while simultaneously...
Oct 12, 2019 | Article, Humor, Preparing
The tenth comic in the College Parents of America Humor series is now available on Collegeparents.org. This comic, made in a collaborative act between College Parents of America and Hector Curriel, is a nod to helicopter parents everywhere.
Jul 18, 2019 | College Preparation, Preparing, Research & Advocacy
Top 5 Things You Should Know Before Getting An Education Major There are so many different types of fields that you can major in. Some fields aren’t too popular, while others will be booming for some time then die out, and then there are some that are always needed...
