Yes, some colleges require that you apply electronically; and, indeed, colleges do find electronic applications quick and easy. But, is it always a good idea to comply and apply electronically?
It is a fact; the number of graduating high school students began to decline in 2008 and will continue until 2014, up to 4.5%, according to Larry Gordon in his December article for the Los Angeles Times. And, the biggest declines in numbers happen to be in New England and in the upper Midwest. Now, [...]
Colleges are feeling the money crunch. Some private colleges have lost up to 35% of their endowment values, and public schools are being affected by lowered state budgets. Colleges are responding in several ways: freezing faculty and staff hiring, limiting course offerings, lowering enrollments, trimming fuel and food budgets, freezing construction projects, and offering fewer [...]
In November Jane J. Kim addressed concerns about 529s in the down-turned market in the Wall Street Journal Sunday. CollegeBasics thinks some of her suggestions may help. First, you can roll over your present 529 without penalty or tax deficit into a prepaid 529 which some states offer. Prepaid 529s lock you into current tuition fees at [...]