Guiding Students Along Their Pathway to Success

The CSS Profile provides a more complete picture of your family’s finances and provides a way for you to describe special circumstances.

A few months before your child starts college, you’ll receive a bill from the college for your child’s first semester (or quarter)...

If your first choice college offers everything you want but the price tag is making you cringe, don’t give up hope; consider appealing...

Families often experience sticker shock when contemplating the cost of college, but it’s the net price, rather than the sticker price,...

As financial aid packages begin to arrive, families are faced with just how much college will cost. At many schools, self-help is up and...

In an effort to avoid losing students to lower-cost public schools, private colleges have been increasing merit-based aid in recent...

Early Decision is a binding admissions decision plan. In exchange for receiving an earlier admissions decision, students applying ED...

There are a few legal and financial issues that should be addressed before your son or daughter goes off to college. If your child has...

There are so many moving parts to a student’s search for the ‘right’ college – location, academic options, student services, clubs and...

If you’ve applied for financial aid and filed all the paperwork by the appropriate deadline, an award letter outlining a college’s offer...

If you’re the parent of a high school senior and you’re thinking about how to pay for college without going broke, it’s a whole new,...

Tax credits may be available to parents who pay higher education costs for their dependents. An education credit helps with the cost of...

Federal need-based and non-need based loans: Colleges may award a Perkins Loan to students with the greatest financial need. Direct...

Although many middle-class and upper income families will not qualify for need based aid, they still may find the cost of attendance at...

The bulk of college financial aid money comes from the federal government; this aid is distributed by colleges using information supplied...

The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is the primary form used by colleges to determine eligibility for need-based aid. In...

Before students leave for college, families need to have a conversation about reasonable spending expectations. Parents need to be aware...

Media stories about the rising cost of a college education and student debt, combined with the lingering economic effects of the...

Now that the heavy-lifting is done on college applications and the students have had a bit of a break from sharing their innermost...

You’ve probably seen the headlines suggesting that debt for college students is out of control and getting worse. But, is it really? New...