Archive for the ‘financial aid’ Category


10 Ways to attend college for free (or almost free)

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! Or subscribe to my blog on the left and get email updates. As students begin applying to colleges, and juniors begin narrowing down their college choices, consider that there are many options available that allow your student to attend college for free (or almost […]

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How to apply for scholarships

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! Or subscribe to my blog on the left and get email updates. There are many scholarship opportunities that anyone can apply for. Some are merit based, meaning you need to meet particular standards, some are based on financial need, and there are many for […]

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College Savings Plans

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! Or subscribe to my blog via email on the left. No matter where you are in the college prep process, saving, and knowing how and what to save can be difficult to understand. Depending on your situation and the amount of time […]

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Scholarships Friday: Merit Aid

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! Or subscribe to my blog via email on the left. Financial aid is always on the minds of parents and students, especially when they begin to research college costs and their financial aid statistics. The terms can be a bit confusing and […]

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Making College Affordable

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! It’s a confusing process–figuring out how to pay for college. Not only is it stressful, but it’s overwhelming trying to understand all the ins and outs of everything to do with financing a college education. Two women, Jodi Okun and Celest Horton, […]

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Mom-Approved Tips: Talking to your teens about financing college

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! If you have a college-bound teen you’re well aware of the cost of college–it’s high. In a recent story in Business Week, one graduate confessed she had given up on her student loan debt of $186,000. She is not alone. With the […]

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5 Things you need to know about student loans

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! Most parents would prefer that students enter college on a full scholarship. The harsh reality is that few students do. How do you make up the difference? Students and parents take out loans. Student loans are usually a part of most financial […]

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Money Saving Tips for College Students

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! Most college students don’t need a reminder that the school year is almost here. With the great a stressful class load, social life, and well-being it can be easy to lose track of your finances. Don’t let the school year make a […]

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Check out this scholarship app

  Sign up for my FREE parent tips email and get my FREE Ebook on college financing! Every parent and student can use some help with the scholarship search process. And what is it they say? There’s a scholarship app for that! Christopher Gray, known as the “Million-Dollar Scholar” after being awarded $1.3 million in scholarships, has created an […]

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The trouble with College Tuition

  What is the trouble with college tuition? Ask any parent and they will say, “it’s too high!” This infographic breaks it down and shows how it has increased over the years and what that means for the average college student. Click on the graphic below and see the entire infograhic.

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