The summer before your senior year of high school should definitely be packed with fun, but also with a steady stream of college application activities. If you are applying to any colleges using an early action or early decision application, you need to check their...
Last week I discussed some of the surprising results uncovered in the Discover Student Loans Annual Survey. Now Discover has taken that information one step further and developed a new interactive tool that proves college is still worth it, despite the rising costs. The idea...
Now that most high school seniors have decided which college they will attend in the fall, the final pieces of the puzzle can fall into place. Families should know what the expected tuition and related costs will be; they will probably have a financial aid...
Do you have a “new” member of the family? It may look like the child you sent off to college four years ago, but this is a college graduate who is quickly taking on all the characteristics of becoming an adult! Yay, you’ve done a...
It’s easy to wax nostalgic at this time of year. Most colleges are holding their graduation ceremonies, and the high school celebrations aren’t far behind. For these classes of seniors it can be both a time of looking back fondly on what has been accomplished...
Each generation develops different ways of paying for college. The Baby Boomers might have relied on college savings accounts, decided not to go at all, or used the G.I. Bill. Gen Xers might have worked a few jobs over the summer to pull down enough...
