The process of getting accepted into a college can be a challenge in its own right. You clearly have to attain the best possible grades, which is...
Category - Financial Aid
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All About Loans for College
More than $100 billion in federal education loans and $10 billion in private student loans are originated each year.1 It is big business and the...
How Is the Family Contribution Figured for the FAFSA?
The expected family contribution (E.F.C.) is based mostly on the family income. A family making about $60,000 will likely have to contribute...
Where Should I Get a Loan to Pay for College?
Maybe you didn’t get a grant or monies from a merit scholarship from the college you are attending. These are worth their weight in gold...
Small Scholarships Have BIG Yield
There are many scholarships out there. It may just be hard to find them because they often target very specific audiences. Some scholarships are...
Financial Aid Help May be on the Way
Are you dreaming of college acceptance letters? Are you also having nightmares about how you will pay for college and the amount of debt you will...
OMG I’m Graduating!
There’s no pit in the stomach quite so deep as the one that develops when the end is in sight after four years (or five, or six) of continual effort...
Ability to Pay Can Affect College Admission
Dean Skarlis writes an interesting article in the Washington Post (Nov, 2010). The question he raises is How fair is the college admission process...
Another College Loan Option
Money is tight. While college costs are rising, monies from both government and from private financial institutions have dried up. Also, college...
Choosing the Right Student Loan
Congratulations! Your son or daughter has been accepted to the college of his or her choice! But now you have to figure out a way to pay for it...