Like many teenagers, I too had to deal with defending the colleges I wanted to apply to until I was blue in the face. My dad? Every school I thought would be a good fit for me he deemed too expensive, too dangerous (I wanted to be in a city), or too far away and [...]
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Coping with your child’s college choices
Narrowing College Searches
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, October 15th, 2010 | 1 Comment
What college do you want to go to?— one of the most stressful conversation topics you and your child will ever have. While you want your child to stay close to home, they want to get as far away as possible. While you want your child to attend a 4-year public college because it’s cheaper, [...]
The College Search: Here's Where to Look
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, May 7th, 2010 | No Comments
Today’s guest blog post is by Lynn O’Shaughnessy, an author, a college blogger and speaker. She writes about college strategies for TheCollegeSolutionBlog and CBSMoneyWatch. She gives presentations about college strategies for schools, companies and financial advisory firms. Lynn wrote The College Solution, which is an Amazon.com bestseller. The College Solution includes countless tips on college [...]
