Happy 2024! Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? Research shows that the vast majority of New Year’s resolutions fail. Research shows several common reasons why: With that in mind, here are some achievable New Year’s resolutions for parents with college-bound kids of any age. A few specific to families of high school students: Now it’s your turn: Pick a…
Today is the big day: the new FAFSA is here. If you’re going to file it, here’s a quick video with some tactics you can employ to reduce your Student Aid Index and potentially get lots more financial aid. It’s not necessary to file the FAFSA right away– especially not this year. This year, FAFSA submissions will not be forwarded…
It’s almost here: the FAFSA will be available on Dec. 31. If you’ll be filing it this year, it’s time to get ready. Here are some things you can do to be prepared ahead of time. What to do now: What to do Dec. 31: What to do in January: If you are a candidate for need-based aid, kick off…
If your student comes home for the holidays unenthusiastic about their school and considering transferring, your first impulse might be to tell them to tough it out for the year and reconsider come summer. While that’s probably good parenting advice, it might not be good financial advice. In fact, students who are thinking of transferring are usually best off making…
Georgia, Michigan and Oregon had plenty to cheer about this past week: each school had a student or alumnus named a Rhodes Scholar for the coming year. They’ll join students from Harvard, Agnes Scott College, Yale, University of Montana, the service academies and a handful of other colleges in pursuing graduate degrees at Oxford next fall. Rhodes Scholars are selected…