Washington and Lee University (in Virginia) just announced that families earning under $200,000 won’t pay tuition. Under $75,000, they won’t pay for housing or food either. That’s good news for middle income applicants.
Two New Tuition Guarantees Families Should Know About Read More »
If you’ve been following for me for awhile, you know that the rules of college
admissions and financial aid keep changing…often at the same time.
And while each new announcement may seem like just another headline, some of
these changes can have a very real impact on where your student applies, what
you pay and what your family should do next.
SC, Boston University and FAFSA: What Changed Read More »
I spoke with a mom this week who I just can’t stop thinking about. She has two great kids, with two sets of college aspirations, and two very different personalities. Planning for college with/for them has been…tricky.
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Last week I spent a few hours in Ann Arbor and on campus at the University of Michigan! An impromptu visit on an unfortunately smoky day (Canadian wildfire smoke).
On Campus at Michigan and Inside the Admissions Office Read More »
A new national survey found that confidence in higher education continues to decline…
Confidence in Higher Education Is Falling Read More »
Fifteen years ago I wrote an article called “Saving for College.”
At the time, the economy was struggling, tuition was climbing rapidly, and many families assumed that if they simply saved enough money, they’d be prepared.
Today, the admissions landscape looks completely different.
Quick question: do you know how to designate ownership of a 529 asset on the financial aid forms? Yours? Your child’s? A grandparent’s? The answer changes your aid award by thousands of dollars, and many families get it wrong.
If it feels like students are applying to more colleges than ever before, it’s because
they are.
The question is whether it’s actually helping their chances?
And the answer… well that might surprise you:
The Hidden Risk of Applying to Too Many Colleges Read More »
Jill and I are traveled to Boston last weekend for our 35th reunion at Tufts University — the place where we met the first night of our freshman year. True story, but not the point..
We only applied to 3 colleges. How many is too many today? Read More »
I’ve been an independent college advisor for more than 20 years, a husband for 31 and a Dad for 27. So I say this with the love and experience of all three.
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