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Financial Aid Appeals on the Rise

Thu, 06 May 2010 17:03:51 +0000

The New York Times reported in late April that in the current economy, more families are filing financial aid appeals with schools that have already admitted their child and offered an aid package. Financial aid appeals are typically handled by the school’s director of financial aid. In one example, the Times profiled a financial aid director who [...]

Heard it Through the Grapevine: Should You Believe the College Buzz?

Thu, 06 May 2010 17:00:53 +0000

When my son was applying to college there was a school our guidebook referred to as “the caring college.” I have to admit that I loved the sound of that – it conjured up comfy images of school personnel following my son around with chocolate milk and warm cookies, encouraging him to get enough rest [...]

More Colleges Costing Over $50K Per Year

Thu, 06 May 2010 16:56:24 +0000

The Washington Post, in its column, The Answer Sheet: A School Survival Guide for Parents, reports[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/college-admissions/more-colleges-join-50k-plus-a.html] that more colleges than ever now cost $50,000 or more per year. For example, Harvard students who don’t qualify for financial aid will pay $50,724 for tuition, room and board, and fees, the first time the university [...]

There’s No Place Like Home

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:14:21 +0000

Years ago, I asked a friend why her daughter selected a certain urban university as her final college choice. “It was easy,” her mother informed me. “She weighed all the academic, social and financial considerations, and then picked the only school that guaranteed her a private bathroom.” If this seems like an odd way to select [...]

Life on the Waitlist – Continued…

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:33:47 +0000

Another excellent Article in NYtimes for students on the waitlist http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/education/14waitlist.html?pagewanted=print

Weather I’m Right, or Weather I’m Wrong….

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:51:05 +0000

There is a beautiful and highly selective school in New England that accepts only 17 % of its applicants. It is considered to have some of the best facilities and professors in the country and is known for offering students a wonderful education, along with an unusually active, stimulating and rewarding campus life. And yet, my [...]

A Parent’s Guide to Good Behavior: College Visits

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:50:20 +0000

I have just returned from a trip to visit several East Coast college campuses and it turns out that what made the biggest impression on me was not the snow-covered quads of academia, the libraries bursting with volumes, or the tour guides with their perky combination of factual knowledge and unlimited good cheer.  What I [...]

Life on the Wait List – What to Do

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:15:19 +0000

A place on the wait list is usually offered to students who have applied for regular admission and it does not, as a rule, mean that the school needs more information about you – it merely means that the school doesn’t have the space to accept you immediately. Basically, the college is waiting to see [...]

President Signs Student Loan Overhaul

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:11:23 +0000

President Obama signed legislation, part of the health care reform package, that authorizes the federal government to originate all federally-guaranteed student loans, such as Perkins and Stafford loans, effective July 1, 2010. The U.S. Department of Education will end the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, whereby it granted subsidies to banks and companies like [...]

My College Advisor LLC Launches Online College Selection, Admissions and Finance System

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:28:34 +0000

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