A full ride to college and the sky’s the limit? Is that what you are thinking when you apply to a high-priced college and seek financial aid? The...
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You Can Only Submit One Deposit to a College on May 1
Some students and their parents contemplate submitting two deposits to go to a university because they are not sure which acceptance to take. But...
Get Your Student Aid Applications in Order…Now
Is there any one of you who can afford college without any financial aid? Then you are in the 1%! It only makes sense before you choose the college...
Save on Tuition Costs
Public universities’ tuition rates are lower than private college rates, but sometimes the public university you choose is in another state. Then you...
Some Interesting Figures about Student Loans
According to the National Center for Public Policy in Higher Education 23% of students who borrow money for college tuition drop out of college. But...
College Student Debt Continues to Rise
Student debt has increased 25% over the last four years, according to the “Student Debt and the Class of 2012” report. The report also reveals that...
Merit Aid, or Not?
Financial aid is most often need-based. If a family or student cannot afford college, both colleges and the federal government offer them loans to...
College Freshmen, Watch your Money!
It’s a big step, stepping onto campus for the first time this fall. There is lots to do and lots to learn. One important lesson to learn is how to...
Life Insurance for College Students?
College students are young and in the prime of their lives. Why think about death, especially if you are the parents? Death seems much more imminent...
New College Loan Rates Plan Approved by the Senate
The Senate approved the new bipartisan student loan plan for government loans on the last day of July (2013). On July 1, student loan rates doubled...