Nov 13, 2020 | Article, Completing
To paraphrase Charles Dickens, it is the best of times and it is the worst of times for American higher education. A college education is more widely available than at any time in our nation’s history, with well more than two-thirds of high school graduates...
Nov 11, 2020 | Article, Completing
by Alexandra Levit A popular misconception is that networking is just about getting a job. In reality, it’s much more than that. Networking is about establishing relationships that provide you with valuable feedback and allow you to make educated decisions. You...
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 6, 2020 | Article, Completing
Since September 2003, with your support, I have been steering College Parents of America’s advocacy efforts in Washington, D.C., supporting legislation and rule-making that reduces the complexity of the education planning process and makes college more...
Nov 5, 2020 | Article, Completing
He is the son of a shipyard worker. He will be a first-generation college student from a hard-working family in an old industrial town. He dreams of becoming a lawyer and, someday, serving in Congress. He is, in short, the American dream. He is out somewhere out there...
Oct 30, 2020 | Article, Completing
At College Parents of America, one of our goals is to encourage colleges and universities to develop strong programs in support of the current parents at their institutions. Many of you have asked me over the past 14 months what the hallmarks are of such a program....
Oct 26, 2020 | Article, Completing
With football season in full gear, I thought it would be helpful to give you today’s starting lineup of federal student aid programs. No matter what your budget resources, or where your child is in the process of preparing for, applying to or attending college, these...
Oct 23, 2020 | Article, Completing
When those countless radio ads tout homeownership as the “American dream,” what they fail to mention is that a college education is often the ticket to achieve that dream. Those who work in higher education are well aware that various studies have shown...
Oct 21, 2020 | Article, Completing
Last week I wrote about the “front end” of the college process, the SAT. This week I will address the back end: what the young adult in your family can expect to do with his or her college diploma, once it is in hand. There is a surprising, but reassuring similarity...
Oct 9, 2020 | Article, Completing
It’s not exactly a newsflash that one of the many ways that U.S.-based businesses are gaining productivity – and saving money – is through outsourcing of certain functions. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that some colleges and universities, in searching for ways...
