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Answering a Dad’s Financial Aid Question

on January 14, 2013 in College Costs, College Savings, Financial aid, Money

Today I’m answering a question from a father, who is puzzled by the Expected Family Contribution figure he generated when using an EFC calculator. I think my answer to him will be helpful for just about anybody who will eventually be filing for financial aid. If you don’t understand what the term EFC is, please [...]

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Look Who Is Borrowing the Most for College

on August 9, 2012 in College Costs, College Savings, Money, Student Loans

The unrelenting cost of college is hitting upper-middle-class families hard. According to a front-page analysis today in The Wall Street Journal, it’s these families who are experiencing the largest rise in college-loan debt. In its analysis, the newspaper categorized upper-middle-income as households with yearly incomes in the 80th to 90th percentiles that range from $94,000 [...]

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Is It Okay to Hide Home Equity?

on June 27, 2012 in College Savings, Evaluating Schools, Financial aid, Money, Research

If you missed it, on Monday I wrote a post for my college blog on the dramatic impact that home equity can have on a family’s financial aid package. Here is the link:  Will Your Home Equity Hurt Financial Aid Chances: A Case Study If you read the post, you’ll see that even a huge [...]

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A College with 942 Different Prices

on March 30, 2012 in College Costs, College Savings, Money

College price tags are meaningless. If you’ve spent much time on my college blog you already appreciate that these numbers don’t mean anything, but most families don’t. About two thirds of students attending state and private schools receive scholarships or grants and the number rises to about 88% at private institutions, which have to offer [...]

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An Email from a Disillusioned Mom

on March 22, 2012 in Admissions, Applying, College Savings, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships

I received an email yesterday from a disillusioned mom, who wanted to share what she has learned after receiving her oldest daughter’s financial aid packages. I can totally sympathize with this mother and I want to pass on Lisa’s observations before I comment on them. After receiving Lisa’s email, I sent her a message asking [...]

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Could College Affordability Become Fashionable?

on March 7, 2012 in College Costs, College Savings, Money

Last week my best friend was complaining to me about how expensive Mount Holyoke College is. My friend’s daughter is a sophomore at the women’s college and she makes too much money to qualify for any financial aid. My friend can afford the tuition, but for the first time she was expressing her resentment that [...]

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