College Parents Weekend Reading Room (5/30/2014)

Whether you're planning a campus visit or arranging your student's international travel for break, it's important to keep in mind how the time of year could affect your plans. There are, of course, non-negotiable travel dates, such as the beginning and end of a semester, or holiday weekends. However, when possible, you should aim to plan around the most and least popular travel times of the year to reduce your costs and stress.

January 24, 2011 -- College Parents of America, the nation's only membership organization of current and future college families, officially announced the re-launch of its website at www.collegeparents.org.Founded in 1997, the mission of College Parents of America is to assist parents on what is desirable and possible in terms of the successful preparation, transition, adjustment and completion through college. The organization provides it members with valuable and unique benefits. These include:

The fifth comic in the College Parents of America Humor series is now online. 

(pic by flickr user aresauburn™)Worried about how you're going to pay for college?If you're like most families you have at least some level of concern. But, as a recent U.S. News and World Report shows, choosing the right school can make a big difference.U.S. News and World Report recently surveyed 1,700 schools about meeting student financial need. They identified 63 schools that claim to meet 100% of students' financial need. The schools include both traditional 4 year public and private universities, as well as liberal arts colleges.You can view that list, in full, in this post.