Jun 14, 2018 | Article, Cost of College, Financial Literacy |
Our bi-annual research on College Parents consistently finds that paying for college is most often the 2nd largest expense in the life of a family. Next to purchasing a home, paying for college can be a daunting event. Yet according to a new report titled Decoding...
Jan 6, 2018 | Article, Financial Literacy, Paying for College, Preparing |
[Photo credit: Lending Memo, cc license] Money. Money for college. Those are always topics we aim to discuss in a clear and transparent way for college parents. There are many places that have outstanding information for completing the FAFSA. One of our favorite...
Jan 25, 2017 | Article, Financial Literacy, Paying for College, Preparing |
[Photo credit: Lending Memo, cc license] Money. Money for college. Those are always topics we aim to discuss in a clear and transparent way for college parents. There are many places that have outstanding information for completing the FAFSA. One of our favorite...
May 31, 2016 | Admissions, Article |
What does the conversion chart say about the new SAT? This past week the CollegeBoard released several tables detailing student’s performance on the new SAT compared to the old SAT. The official conversion tables show that the new SAT has higher scores than expected...
Feb 12, 2016 | Admissions, Article, Cost of College, Paying for College |
It may sound strange, but if your family received a “scholarship” to buy a car would it lead you to buy it? We encourage college parents to consider the implications for your own college admissions experience and be careful to understand the difference...
Jan 19, 2016 | Cost of College, Preparing |
We are frequent advocates of better consumer information for students and their families. As a result we were pleased to read today’s article by fellow parent and New York Times columnist Ron Lieber. His article Concealing the Calculus of Higher Education is a...
Sep 26, 2014 | Article, Completing, Research & Advocacy |
Those who may need federal work study the most may miss out on securing its benefits. This is according to a new report from Young Invincibles. The report, which utilizes Department of Education data as well asdata from the Access to Success Initiative, shows...
Sep 16, 2014 | Article, Completing |
pic on cc license from flickr user 401(k)2013 U.S. News and World Report has a list out of the schools that meet full financial need. The quality of schools available to students may surprise you. While only 62 of 1,137 schools ranked by U.S. News and World...
Jul 11, 2014 | Article, Preparing, Research & Advocacy |
[Photo credit: Lending Memo, cc license] Today: two stories on financial aid. First, financial aid isn’t always as simple as qualifying according to need–when you file also matters. Also, defrauding the government with regard to financial aid is a...
May 20, 2014 | Article, Research & Advocacy |
image by flickr user guillaume lemoine, cc license Consider this scenario: a student receives a Pell Grant for his or her freshman year of college. That student proceeds to do well in school, with at least a 3.0 GPA. However, when it comes time to file the FAFSA...
