Each year the College Board releases information about college-bound students for that year’s high school graduating class. This information includes...
Tag - Notes For Parents
A Few Parent Guidelines for Paying for College
Paying for college is NOT easy these days, and yet…most parents want to help in some way. Here are a few suggestions for parents to prepare for...
Parents Paying Less of the Cost of College
In 2007/08 students paid 24% of the cost of their college. Last year students’ share of college costs rose to 30%. Patents’ ability to pay a part of...
Tax Benefit for Parent(s) of College Students
You can get a tax credit if you have a child in college—yes, a tax credit, not just a deduction! Check out the American Opportunity Credit. It’s...
How FAFSA Works for Divorced Parents
If parents of children applying for financial aid for college are divorced, the FAFSA form is filled out by only one parent. Which parent fills out...
How Close Should Parents be with a College Student
“Parents who strive to develop an encouraging and close relationship with their children might produce a high-school honors student but not a four...
What is the State of College Parents After the First Month?
Your child has now been an independent collegian for a whole month or more. How is she faring? More importantly how are YOU faring? Do you worry or...
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...
Parents, College Acceptance for Your Son or Daughter is Just the Beginning of Change
It seems like a long time off, the first fall of your son or daughter going off to college. It might, however, be time to prepare yourself(ves) now...
Helicopter Parents and the College Application
What are helicopter parents? They are parents who are always hovering. There is a lot of writing about helicopter parents today. Helicopter parents...