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Latest College Board Trends Report: Students Are Borrowing Less, Paying More for College

We applaud the good work of The College Board to publish meaningful data on college pricing and financial aid. The annual Trends in College Pricing and Trends in Student Aid report, illustrates that while the increase in the average published tuition and fees across colleges and universities is not as sharp as it has been […]
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8 Steps to Filing your FAFSA

   a blog post by College Board's financial aid expert, Susan McCrackin. Wondering if you should file the FAFSA? Let this College Board infographic help you.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It’s time. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is how millions of students apply for federal, state and most college-based financial aid. And because government grants compose 74 percent of this $185 billion pool, it’s understandable for families to feel anxious when filling out the FAFSA. It doesn’t have to be that way. Susan McCrackin, Senior Director Financial Aid Methodology at the College Board, offers this eight-step map to help parents and students work through the FAFSA as efficiently and effectively as possible.

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Link between parent incomes and student majors

At College Parents of America, we aim to help identify these issues so college officials and policy makers can design alternative paths for all families regardless of their background. We assert that education is a public good, not just a private benefit and as such do our best to bring attention to timely topics such as the good work by USA Today College.
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A Guide To Living For Empty Nesters

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2019 College Admissions Scandal (I) – Shock & Disgust

In the past twenty years of supporting college-bound families, we have learned to not be overly surprised by the potential for misconduct and harmful behaviors of parents. The Atlantic provides a succinct summary “A coast-to-coast FBI probe alleges that a network of celebrities, business executives, and other powerful figures is at the center of a […]
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College Admission Rates – A New Discussion

Given the public support our colleges and universities receive, let's begin asking our most elite institutions to serve more students and to consider the following questions.