I just returned from a cross-country trip to visit colleges with my daughter, who’s a rising senior. It was a great trip– informative and enlightening, plus a wonderful opportunity to spend some quality time with her. We visited so many schools we joked that we should have made tour t-shirts– seven “official” tours and two visits on our own. According…
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A new analysis of the National Postsecondary Aid Study in the New York Times shows that while there is good news– student debt levels are leveling off and perhaps even declining in inflation-adjusted terms– the reason for that is nothing to cheer about.
With the change to prior-prior tax year reporting on the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE, it seems that keeping track of what data dates pertain to what is becoming increasingly complicated. This table summarizes the relevant years or dates for each school year. School Year 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 FAFSA/ PROFILE Income Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020…
Here is a great article from DIY College Rankings explaining some statistics that lead to lower college costs.
I meet with families who tell me, “Susie is a D1/D2 softball prospect so we’re really only worried about her siblings.” I get quizzical looks when I ask, “How are Susie’s grades?” Before you commit your summer to ID camps, you need to understand how athletic scholarships work.