Another school year is about to end. While it definitely had its challenges, there are still many reasons to celebrate. The Class of 2021 will graduate soon, with a significant percentage heading off to college. As the Class of 2022 prepares to move up, there...
Congratulations are definitely in order if you managed to organize your search efforts and took the time to apply to one or two, and hopefully many more, scholarship opportunities. If you have the right combination of traits the committee wants, and completed the application(s) in...
Every year I write something to help parents give one last piece of financial advice to their soon-to-be college graduates. This is normally a time of great joy and anticipation, and I do want to congratulate you and your student for all the hard work...
As a high school junior you have had to make many adaptations to cope with a changing school environment during the year of the pandemic. Now you are worried about how you will apply to college and find financial aid if you can’t even visit...
I have talked a lot about COVID and its impact on financial aid, college and your family over the past year. So many families watched helplessly as their jobs disappeared, income fell, and savings vanished. Some managed to overcome these challenges, while others are still...
Each year billions of dollars in non-federal scholarships are awarded to students to help pay for college. The size of these awards can range from a few hundred dollars to substantial amounts of money that can easily remove any worry about tuition expenses. Here are...
It has been about a year now that the world has been dealing with the Covid pandemic. Even though you logically know that so many others have been affected, it can certainly seem like your family is the only one that took a gut punch...
A scholarship can really fatten your college piggy bank, but some are harder to win than others. Some are just like a lottery with no real qualifications, while others ask you to meet certain criteria. Most rely on an essay, but some require an in-person...
They say that knowledge is power, a statement that is more than appropriate when it comes to financial aid. Many families fail to file the FAFSA because they do not have knowledge or, if they do manage to get it completed, they make a serious...
Many high school seniors have already decided on their college choice, and are sitting back, safe in the knowledge that the question of where and how they will spend the next four years has already been settled. They still have to keep away from the...