If you are applying for financial aid for the academic year 2010-11, you know the most important form you will fill out is the Federal Application...
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Scholarships: Start Applying Now!
Most students concentrate on the process of applying for college. It is a lengthy and involved process, but there is one more thing you college-bound...
Financial Aid Beyond the First Year of College
You have all those admission and financial aid applications done. You have your acceptance letter and your financial aid package. Now you’re on...
How to Save Money When in College
It’s not a time when you’re going to be flush with money, not by any stretch of imagination. So it’s best to minimize your expenditures and tighten...
Digital Texts are an Option in Order to Save
The cost of college texts is rising faster than inflation, and 20% and more of college tuition is paid on purchasing textbooks. Now, in additional to...
Get Relief for Student Loan Repayments
Jonnelle Marte wrote about some good news for grads in her June 21 article in The Wall Street Journal Sunday. First she writes about the new Income...
Can the New Administration Remake the Student Loan Program?
It may be time for you and your parents…relatives, friends, etc. to write your Congress people. Why? The Obama administration wants direct control of...
The Credit Crunch and Student Loans
The downturn in our economy and the resulting credit crunch has affected parents’ and students’ abilities to obtain loans, especially private loans...
Students Paying More for College, and For What?
Based on 2006 data, the most recent data available, students paid about half their education costs at public and research universities, up about 10%...
Financial Planning Tips for New College Graduates
If you’re a new graduate or are approaching graduation, you may already be hearing that drumbeat of financial responsibility building. A new job...