Most families know the junior year of high school as the most important and most pivotal time periodfor their college-bound children. After all, there’s SAT or ACT prep, making and narrowing your college list, and many more college planning considerations. But the truth is… colleges and universities see things through an additional lens – one […]
How To Go Where the Help Is Greatest In the final piece of our three-part series, we’ll examine how to get colleges to cough up the most money possible. You Are In More Control than You Think Do you know what the average acceptance rate is for most college applicants?70%. That means, unless you are […]
Getting the best education doesn’t have to mean breaking the bank. Here’s how you can reduce your total out-of-pocket college expenses. In our last report, we looked at the when, where and how of scholarships. In Part II below, we’ll focus on strategies for maximizing the funding you can squeeze out of schools. There is […]
The New Year has students and families everywhere preparing their FAFSAs (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). October 1st is the earliest one can submit a FAFSA – and, as we’ve noted many times – the earlier, the better. If the FAFSA is still on your family’s college planning agenda, here are some of the […]
As you probably know by now, there are a whole host of variables in determining financial aid. It starts with your income and assets, as well as your Expected Financial Contribution, which helps determine if and how much financial aid your child will receive. But, just the same, there are in fact ways to get […]
You would be hard-pressed to find a parent who did not want to receive some sort of financial aid for their college-bound children, but far too many never even attempt to qualify. In fact, many people assume that if they make too much money or have too many assets, then they have no chance of […]
Getting the best education doesn’t have to mean breaking the bank. Here’s how you can reduce your out-of-pocket college costs. When applying to colleges, we all want to get the best education we can with our time. Fact is, the educational opportunities presented seniors are basically equal, once you’ve corrected for academic achievement. But, while […]
Hold on to your money… Avoid these 6 scholarship scams like the plague. A four-year college education might be the most important investment you can make in your children. And in many cases, it’ll also be your most expensive. As college tuitions continue toe xplode, earning a four-year degree from a reputable school can easily […]
