College debt can be crushing. On top of the regular debt, there is money needed for textbooks, for clothing and food, and for transportation. As the...
Tag - Paying For College
New Ways to Save for College
We hope your FAFSA applications are filled out and sent in. Financial Aid is important today, especially as college will likely be 3 to 4 times more...
Equal Opportunity Doesn’t Exist with Today’s College Costs
Dean Skarlis writes an interesting article in the Washington Post (Nov, 2010). The question he raises is How fair is the college admission process...
Bill to Improve Student Loan Program Could be in Danger
President Obama is behind a bill that will end the practice of private lenders who loan to students of making large and unjustified profits for...
Paying for College: Where You Stand
College expenses are going up so, first, you can expect to pay more. From the 2008-09 academic year to the 2009-10 academic year college fees rose...
Getting the Best Financial Aid Package
February though May is the busiest time for college financial aid offices. First, they have to do the packaging, determining what and how much aid...
New Stafford Loan Rates
Stafford Loans are federal loans given to college students for undergraduate studies. If they are subsidized, the federal government pays the...
Federal Proposals to Help Pay for College
The Obama Administration is trying to enact legislation that will enable more people to go to college and level the playing field so that those who...
How to Get Scholarships for College
Financial aid today at public universities is drying up because of public schools’ rising costs in a bad economy. Financial aid is also drying...
College Education Equals Big Debt
Debt is very common today for college students, maybe just too common. 66% of students are now borrowing for college at an average college debt of...