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
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: College Loans
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As we have often said, paying for college is a significant challenge for many families. Once all types of grants, … Read More
Maximizing Merit Aid
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Although many middle-class and upper income families will not qualify for need based aid, they still may find the cost … Read More
Financial Matters: Talk To Your Kids About Money
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Before students leave for college, families need to have a conversation about reasonable spending expectations. Parents need to be aware … Read More
Some of the Most Generous Colleges
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Now that the heavy-lifting is done on college applications and the students have had a bit of a break from … Read More
Financial Matters: Trends in Student Loans
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You’ve probably seen the headlines suggesting that debt for college students is out of control and getting worse. But, is … Read More