Collegebound Network examines the fact vs fiction elements of college admissions. [read more]
National College Advisory Center posts an article about how to increase your chances of being the recipient of scholarship dollars. Their best advice: be selective, organized, and thorough. [read more]
Onlinedegrees.org posts an article with good timely advice about submitting a college essay using modern technologies such as video, social media, blogs, crowdsourcing, and mobile devices. Most of the advice is practical: be genuine, keep it professional, and use proper grammar – not text lingo. [read more]
Lynn O’Shaughnessy of CBS Money Watch offers some sound advice about how to deal with grandparents who have saved for the college education of their grandchildren using a 529 fund, without those funds negatively affecting the EFC on the FAFSA. [read more]
Jordan Weissman of The Atlantic posts an article providing insight about the high sticker price attached to many private colleges and universities. [read more]
Leobardo Espinoza Jr., a student at Topeka High School in Kansas, blogs regularly about his college search and application journey for The Choice – a NY Times publication. In this entry he paints a picture of his life next year as a college student. [read more]
Lynn O’Shaughnessy of MoneyWatch CBS, posts some very valuable advice regarding the financial aid letter. Remember that decisions must be made by May 1 for students planning to attend most colleges and universities. [read more]
Meghan Florian of The Chronicle of Higher Education, posts an op-ed article subtitled Notes From an Employed Philosopher in which she defends the value of the study of knowledge and thought. She further argues that to restrict students from studying the liberal arts in public colleges is a form of segregation that, once again, strongly favors the wealthy and powerful. [read more]
Diane Stemper, Executive Director of Financial Aid at The Ohio State University helps to clear the muddy waters of the financial aid package so that parents can better understand the award letter and make more informed decisions. [read more]
“Left Out, Left Behind: California’s Widening Workforce Training Gap,” illustrates the problem of the glut in vocational training including the multi-billion dollar economic impact. [read more]