Timely Tips to Ease You Through The Process
Returning to Repayment 2023
Returning to Repayment – What’s Ahead for Student Loan Borrowers? The freeze on student loan payments expires in September. In place since March 2020, the start of the pandemic, Federal Student Loan borrowers have been exempted from making monthly payments and saw...
The Higher Ed Money Swap
The season for scholarship awards. Congratulations to ALL Recognition of academic and personal accomplishments in and out of school. Shared with students and families at commencement ceremonies, local civic and community award dinners, and workplaces for employees'...
NO SUMMER SLIDE
Congratulations, Class of 2023 WOW - To the students and the parents of the graduating Class 2023 - WOW Kindergarten, elementary, middle, high school, college, and graduate students – Congratulation! It is time to pause, recharge and refuel. But let's not hit the...
Ways to Fund (Pay) For College
The average amount a family can anticipate spending for one year of the post-secondary cost will range from $15K (public), $25K (private), and $30K (for-profit trade school). Keep in mind that four key variables can affect the range: The family's overall financial...
April Tears
While raking the yard today (March 25), I got a call from a parent. Upset and confused. It seems that her daughter did not get accepted at her dream school, not to mention any of her other ivy and selective schools—1350 SAT, 3.8 GPA, active in sports and dance. From...
Rethinking the Approach
Recently I spoke with an employee group as part of an educational enrichment program attended by parents of high school and college-age students. We talk about the classic nuts and bolts, managing deadlines, scheduling campus visits, the application processes, and how...