When your financial-aid award arrives you may wonder: is this it? Is there any room for negotiation? Do colleges ever reconsider their...

This month high school seniors are deciding where (or if) they are heading to college in the fall. Coronavirus is making this decision a...

Applying for College Financial Aid   During most college financial aid presentations you will hear about the FAFSA and perhaps some will...

Unfortunately even if your child is a top student, it doesn’t guarantee academic merit aid at all colleges, especially the elite ones....

College is the beginning of your child’s transition from the protected world of home and family to independent living and the...

"If a college student eats one pizza a week (off-campus), he'll have spent $2,000 on pizza by the time he graduates from a four-year...

This is the time of year that many high school seniors are deciding which college will be their home for the next four years.  Many of...

Parents do not try to estimate college costs merely by comparing sticker prices. You will also need to estimate both the impact of your...