If a student is a high school junior hoping to start college in fall 2028, it’s a good time to be thinking about whether they should take the Scholastic Aptitude Test in the spring, since most colleges still [...]
The latest data on college costs shows that the average one-year cost of attendance has risen to $38,270, which includes tuition, fees, books, living expenses and personal expenses. When parents multiply that number by four, they’re looking [...]
A college degree can increase your earning potential. In fact, men with a bachelor’s degree earn around $900,000 more in median lifetime earnings than men who stopped at high school, and women with a bachelor’s degree earn [...]
Families often don’t realize that when they’re filling out the FAFSA (Federal Application for Federal Student Aid), the income information will be from 2024. Everyone going to college has a decent grade point average and test scores. [...]
Federal Direct PLUS Loans have long helped students bridge the gap between their awarded federal financial aid and their school's cost of attendance. That role has narrowed sharply under new rules that took effect in July 2026. [...]
It’s wonderful when grandparents want to help out, whether it’s with summer camp, music lessons or college tuition. But if clients who are grandparents feel they have the resources to help out with college expenses and are [...]
For decades, the four-year college degree was sold as an express ticket to the middle class– a reliable path to a well-paying job and, with it, the kind of financial security your parents could brag about at [...]
In the “old days,” you went to college to figure out what you wanted to do in life, become an adult, learn independence and become well-rounded. Along the way, you earned a degree.
A recent report in Inside Higher Ed said something that wasn’t surprising to me: Many students and families are unprepared for the true cost of college.
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