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10 smart ways to cut college costs
Dreading the thought of paying for college? Join the club. According to figures from the College Board, the average total amount that students spent to attend an in-state public college (without receiving financial aid) last year topped out at $22,261. Going out of state? You’re looking at $35,312. Considering a …
colleges cut prices by providing more financial aid
Private U.S. colleges, worried they could be pricing themselves out of the market after years of relentless tuition increases, are offering record financial assistance to keep classrooms full. The
starting college this year? a 529 plan might still help
For parents sending high-school seniors to college in the fall, here's a surprising financial tip: Contributing to a 529 plan even just months before the first tuition payment
how I won $500,000 in college scholarships and graduated debt free, you can too.
“You have four years to figure out what you’re doing with your life, because you’re on your own financially after graduation.” When my mom delivered that news on my
the one college expense that you forgot to factor in
Most parents of prospective college students know what they’re in for when it comes to today’s hefty tuition and room-and-board bills – about $50,000 a year or more
making sense of college aid
Cole Schenewerk has a tough choice ahead of him. The high-school senior from El Cajon, Calif., already has gotten an acceptance packet from Southern Methodist University and a preliminary
5 tips to find scholarships
Nowadays, searching for high school scholarships should be easier than ever before—but are they? Searching for plainly “Scholarships” in search engines will return you about 83 million results.
good AP test scores help ease the financial burden of college
With the expense of college weighing heavily on the minds of many high school students and parents, scoring well on Advanced Placement (AP) exams can be an effective
4 ways to save money for college (FUN)
By Annie Pei for HerCampus.com College life is exciting, but it also comes with a very, very expensive price tag. Even beyond tuition and room and board, textbooks, your
college admission roulette: ask for financial aid, or not?
THE decision by Grinnell College to continue — for now — to admit students regardless of their ability to pay raises a question that more and more parents are asking:
