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Apr 29, 2020

Negotiating Financial Aid Amid the Coronavirus

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

Apr 29, 2020

Decision Day in Quarantine: Choosing a College in the Midst of Covid-19

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

Mar 11, 2020

CSS PROFILE: An In Depth Explanation

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

Mar 11, 2020

Merit Aid – Is your Student Eligible for Academic Merit Aid?

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

Mar 11, 2020

College Affordability: A Family Discussion

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

Mar 11, 2020

The Hidden Costs of College

"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...

Mar 11, 2020

The Building Blocks of Merit Awards

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...

Mar 11, 2020

What is Net Price Calculator?

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