According to the Kiplinger Report there are still dollar deals at private colleges and universities for students and their parents. For example...
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College Debt
A college education is good, but debt incurred by a college education is BAD. Student debt has increased due to both credit card use and college loan...
Money and College Admissions
The Higher Education Research Institute of The University of California at Los Angeles conducts an annual survey of freshmen who attend four year...
Do Colleges Award Scholarships Fairly?
In her Article “At One University, Matching Students With Scholarships Just Got a Little Easier” Beckie Supiano discusses how the University of...
An Offcampus Campus Saves Students Money
In the Chronicle of Higher Education it was reported in February that one university is helping students with education costs. The University of New...
Parents, Financial Aid Can Still Be Changed
If your income has changed since you filled out financial aid applications or even since you have been awarded a financial aid package, you still...
Saving with College Loans
Federal student loans are great EXCEPT when the market goes down. For example, now the fixed rate of PLUS loans is 8.5% and for Stafford Loans 6.8%...
Looking for Student Loans
Thank you, Carla Thornton! In the January 24th edition of USA Weekend, Carla wrote about social lending sites. If you as a college student or...
Retirement Savings vs College Savings
529 college savings accounts have been popular for ten years now. (See the CollegeBasics article on 529s and its blog entry about 529s.) But, what if...
February 15: Big Financial Aid Deadline
The February 7-8 Wall Street Journal Sunday Tip of the Week is very timely! For SOME state colleges/universities, the financial aid deadline is...