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Negotiating The College Funding Labyrinth


Negotiating The College Funding Labyrinth
NPR.org - Apr 25, 2012
Now that your child has gotten into college, have you figured out how much it's actually going to cost — and who's going to pay for it? These questions are hitting college-bound students and their parents right about now...

The Paradox of College: The Rising Cost of Going (and Not Going!) to School


The Paradox of College: The Rising Cost of Going (and Not Going!) to School
The Atlantic - Apr 19, 2012
Have you heard about the dangerous, rising cost of not going to college? In the last 30 years, the typical college tuition has tripled. But over the exact same period, the earnings gap between college-educated adults and high school graduates has also tripled....

The ‘Admissions Lexicon’ Is Vast and Confounding


The ‘Admissions Lexicon’ Is Vast and Confounding
Chronicle of Higher Education - Apr 23, 2012
Arlington, Va.—Samuel Beckett told us that “words are all we have”—a strong statement about the power of language. The words we choose matter, which is why politicians and bureaucrats so often choose vague or empty ones.,...

How to make the most of a college fair


How to make the most of a college fair
Montgomery County College Prep Examiner - Apr 21, 2012
It's that grand time of year when the weather gets warmer, the birds are chirping and the grass gets greener. And oh yes, it's also prime time for many college fairs; large and small. Some fairs will feature 300+ colleges and others may have 20-40 in attendance...

Answers to Readers’ Questions on Financial Aid


Part 1: Answers to Readers’ Questions on Financial Aid
New York Times - The Choice - Apr 23, 2012
What I’ve been reading about possible changes in federal aid — the elimination of Pell Grants, the doubling of Stafford loan interest rates, etc. — has me up worrying at night. Is there a way for parents to interpret current financial aid award letters with future changes in mind?....

Part 2: Answers to Readers’ Questions on Financial Aid

Part 3: Answers to Readers’ Questions on Financial Aid

Answers to Readers’ Questions on Financial Aid-


Part 1: Answers to Readers’ Questions on Financial Aid
New York Times - The Choice - Apr 23, 2012
What I’ve been reading about possible changes in federal aid — the elimination of Pell Grants, the doubling of Stafford loan interest rates, etc. — has me up worrying at night. Is there a way for parents to interpret current financial aid award letters with future changes in mind?....

Part 2: Answers to Readers’ Questions on Financial Aid

Part 3: Answers to Readers’ Questions on Financial Aid

Colleges Confuse Students With Letters Offering Aid That’s Debt


Colleges Confuse Students With Letters Offering Aid That’s Debt
Business Week - Apr 24, 2012
Susan Romano read her son Zach’s financial-aid letter from Drexel University, and her eyes jumped to the line highlighted in yellow: “$13,442 expected payment” for the first year at the $63,000-a-year school....

College Tour Leads to Lesson in Parent 'No Nos'


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College Tour Leads to Lesson in Parent 'No Nos'
Patch - Apr 25, 2012
Last week during spring vacation, many college-bound juniors joined the caravans of high school students trekking to big cities, quaint towns, and campuses in the middle of nowhere. Their mission: uncover the college of their dreams. Their parents' mission: cover up the college dreams we dream for them. ...

To Gap or Not to Gap—Seven Things to Consider


To Gap or Not to Gap—Seven Things to Consider
College Admissions Examiner - Apr 23, 2012
More U.S. students are taking a break between high school and college than ever before. Just how many? No one has collected complete data on the subject, but smaller surveys and conversations with most admissions offices and experts on the subject reveal that the numbers are on the rise...

Economics Lesson-


Economics Lesson
PBS - Need to Know - Fen 10, 2012
With student loan debt now nearing $1 trillion, Need to Know looks at the dilemma facing young people: go to college and likely accumulate tens of thousands of dollars in debt or more, or skip it and risk never qualifying for a higher-paying job....

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