Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many students find themselves on an extended “break” from classes. This might have seemed like a great thing a few months ago, but now the reality of the pandemic’s far-reaching impacts are becoming starkly clear. Worried students are suddenly realizing...
COVID-19 is greatly impacting the way families will be able to look at paying for college this fall and beyond. As regular readers of this blog already know, there are many types of financial aid that are pulled together to help pay any expenses that...
What a strange and upsetting few months it has been. Everything was going along at a “normal” pace, and then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Now everything is different, and it is said that we will have to adjust to a new “normal,” even when states...
In “normal” years, April is a time of great joy for college seniors. They are eagerly looking forward to graduation, perhaps one final trip with college friends, or moving on to a job that will take advantage of everything they learned over these past few...
Probably since colleges were first established, parents have wondered just how much of the cost they should be expected to pay. Pay too much, and the child learns nothing about financial responsibility. Pay too little and the student may not be able to amass sufficient...
At this time of year most high school seniors should be about to finalize their college choice, and high school juniors should be narrowing their college wish list. This is when financial aid information could become the determining factor for tipping the scales in favor...