• College Applications Rise In 2008
Posted on Mar 28th, 2009With the number of college applications rising every year, parents and students should know the application process and make informed choices.
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• 5 Things You Must Do Right Now to Qualify for Financial Aid
Posted on Mar 7th, 2009Ok! Winter has officially arrived and now the holiday season is over. I checked my calendar and can’t believe that there are just 2 weeks left until most financial aid forms are due! And that means there is no time to start financial aid planning.
Instead, here’s a list of what parents of college-bound seniors need to do RIGHT AWAY …
• Are Your Children Financially Literate?
Posted on Mar 6th, 2009Most Young Adults Aren’t … And They Could Pay A Painful Price.
Provided by Felicia Gopaul
How bad is financial illiteracy today? So bad that your adult children may be at risk of making some serious financial mistakes. Recent surveys have shown that many young adults are not only wayward financially, but also pessimistic about ever becoming wealthy.
Young women …
• The Road To College
Posted on Mar 6th, 2009Why and when should you plan for your child’s higher education?
Provided by Felicia Gopaul
Remember when a college education was reasonably priced? Those days are gone, and that’s why college planning is so important. Between 2001 and 2006, the average tuition and fees at four-year public colleges and universities increased by 35%. The average tuition for private colleges increased …
• Why Financial Aid Ain’t Like Social Security – It’s Not an Entitlement Program
Posted on Mar 3rd, 2009“What does college funding mean to you?” I asked a parent.
The answer I got back surprised me. This parent told me – scholarships and grants.
I realized that in that answer, there was a serious disconnect between what I mean when I say “college funding” and what parents think of when I say college funding.
College funding means for …
• Seven Deadly Sins of College Funding
Posted on Feb 27th, 2009In March 2008, the Vatican came up with a new list of seven deadly sins to go along with the “original” deadly sins.
To refresh your memory, the original sins are: pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed and sloth. And the new sins include: genetic modification, experimenting on humans, polluting the environment, causing social injustice, causing poverty, becoming obscenely wealthy …
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