Paying Your Child’s College Bill
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A few months before your child starts college, you’ll receive a bill from the college for your child’s first semester … Read More
Appealing Your Financial Aid Award
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If your first choice college offers everything you want but the price tag is making you cringe, don’t give up … Read More
Understanding the Net Price of College
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Families often experience sticker shock when contemplating the cost of college, but it’s the net price, rather than the sticker … Read More
Cutting the Cost of College
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As financial aid packages begin to arrive, families are faced with just how much college will cost. At many schools, … Read More
Merit Scholarships Make Private Colleges More Affordable
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In an effort to avoid losing students to lower-cost public schools, private colleges have been increasing merit-based aid in recent … Read More
Financial Matters: Early Decision/ Early Action and Financial Aid
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Early Decision is a binding admissions decision plan. In exchange for receiving an earlier admissions decision, students applying ED agree … Read More
Financial Matters: Pre-College Legal & Financial Matters
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There are a few legal and financial issues that should be addressed before your son or daughter goes off to … Read More
Financial Matters: College Choices & Return on Investment
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There are so many moving parts to a student’s search for the ‘right’ college – location, academic options, student services, … Read More
Financial Matters: Comparing Financial Aid Packages
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If you’ve applied for financial aid and filed all the paperwork by the appropriate deadline, an award letter outlining a … Read More
Financial Matters: Free Money vs Loans
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If you’re the parent of a high school senior and you’re thinking about how to pay for college without going … Read More