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What do you want to be when you grow up?
What do you want to be when you grow up? Don’t laugh. That can make a lot of difference in your life. In my humble opinion, there are far too many variables in a young person’s life related to that...
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FAFSA Tips
To celebrate February as National Financial Aid Awareness Month, the College Board has put together some helpful resources for students to obtain financial aid. This is crucial information that comes...
View ArticleThose Glorious Ivy-Covered Campuses
A considerable portion of the cost of running a college or university comes from making the grounds and buildings look beautiful. You can imagine how much the landscaping alone can cost. There’s all...
View ArticleOdd Financial Aid Sources
As financial aid letters trickle down from college acceptances all across the nation, students and families begin to see how colleges help with paying for those sky-high fees. There are those wonderful...
View ArticleSports-Obsessed Moms & Dads
This article is targeted at high school athletes and their parents. The emphasis on school sports is remarkable. I did a newspaper analysis once, comparing the column inches devoted to a...
View ArticleHigher Ed with Lower Expenses
I saw an interesting statistic the other day. It said (quoting here), “a budget of $6,803 (which is the average a student spends) to use for the semester …” There weren’t any qualifiers with that, but...
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Suspension and Discipline Comments by Debra Shaver
Suspensions and Discipline: Comments from Debra Shaver by Debra ShaverDirector of AdmissionSmith College The disciplinary question is not meant to find out all the “bad” things students have done....
View ArticleIn-State Tuition for Returning Michigan Resident?
Question: My daughter is 24 yrs old. We have lived in Michigan for 15 yrs and she graduated from high school in Michigan. She moved to California to stay with her grandparents to get her associates...
View ArticleAdmissions & FinAid Benefits of a Green Card
Question: Does having a green card ( not a US citizen ) result in any reduction in college fee or does it increase the chances of getting financial aid? Are green card holders eligible of the US...
View ArticleShould No-Need Family Answer “Yes” to FinAid Question Anyway?
Question:Based on our financial situation, there is no possibility that our daughter will be eligible for need based financial aid. From our discussions during some college visits, there is a good...
View ArticleIs Early Decision Binding When Financial Aid Seems Inadequate?
Question: Is an Early Decision admission offer binding if the college concludes you can afford to pay the tuition/room & board without aid, but you believe you cannot? For example, if the college...
View Article“Safety Schools” for International Student Needing Financial Aid?
Question: Dear Dean, I am an international student who will be applying this year to colleges in the United States. Unfortunately, my family requires full financial assistance to afford to send me to...
View ArticleThe Weight of Higher Education Expense
Have you ever noticed that the smaller bridges in your area have weight-limit signs on them? “Weight Limit: 10,000 lbs.” the warning may read. This is the roads department’s way of telling you how much...
View ArticleStrange Money for College
It’s time once again to take a look at whacky college scholarships. In the search for money to cover college expenses, students, Moms, and Dads scour the Internet for leads that can send financial...
View ArticleDooley’s Uncertainty Principle for College Costs
Werner Heisenberg shook up the world of subatomic physics with his Indeterminacy Principle, more commonly known as the Uncertainty Principal. In a nutshell, he told his fellow physicists they could...
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Financial Aid: Meeting Your Full Need
An excellent U.S. News article entitled Colleges and Universities That Claim to Meet Full Financial Need reveals a lot of information probably not known by most families, especially those going through...
View ArticleWill Late CSS Profile Disqualify Early Decision Candidate?
Question: My Early Decision college had the deadline of November 15 for the submission of CSS Profile. But due to some health related and financial problems, I haven’t submitted it yet. I will submit...
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Can You Afford Your Dream College?
The last of the Ivy-elite early admission results will be out this mid-December week. I’ve witnessed many happy reports from those who got their good news over the past few days or so. Of course, along...
View ArticleAppealing Merit Aid Awards
Question: My son has received acceptance to a number of schools (early action). All but one have offered him scholarship dollars. They are still quite expensive. Is it appropriate to ask if they can...
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More Weird College Scholarships
Every so often, I wade into the Internet to see what’s happening in the whacky world of weird college scholarships and report on my findings here. It’s that time again, so get out your notepad and...
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