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My Most Popular College Blog Posts of 2011

on January 2, 2012 in Admission practices, Admissions, College Costs, Liberal Arts Colleges, Money, Student Loans, Universities

I want to give a big thanks to all of my regular visitors — and the new folks too — who helped to make 2011 the best year ever for The College Solution! I know 2011 was my best year because I use Google Analytics to keep track of how many people visit my college [...]

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25 Most Expensive Colleges and Universities

on October 27, 2011 in College Costs, Money

Interested in finding out what the most expensive colleges and universities in the nation are? I wrote a post for my college blog over at CBS MoneyWatch today that listed the top 25 price offenders. I’m patching in the list below. Not surprisingly, most of the priciest schools are located on the East Coast. Why [...]

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Can the Middle Class Afford College?

on September 29, 2011 in College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships

I invited David Montesano, one of my favorite independent college counselors, to write this guest post after I heard him talk about the challenges that middle-class families face in paying for college. Montesano is the founder of College Match Educational Consultants in Seattle and other cities. By David Montesano The rising cost of college is [...]

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10 Great Ways to Shrink the Cost of College

on August 19, 2011 in College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships

How do you cut the cost of college? The best way to shrink college costs is to be an educated consumer. If money is an issue – and it almost always is – you need to evaluate schools to determine which ones are generous and which are stingy. Here are 10 ways that can help [...]

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Cutting the Cost of College by 49%

on June 6, 2011 in College Costs, College rankings, Financial aid, Money, Research, Scholarships

When you are looking at colleges, don’t believe the sticker price. Why? Because college are priced like airline tickets. Everybody pays a different fare. When I give talks to families with teenagers, that’s one of the first points that I emphasize. It’s your job then to find colleges and universities that are not only great [...]

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17 Ways to Reduce Your Dependence on College Loans

on April 13, 2011 in Money, Student Loans

How can reduce your dependence on college loans? Mark Kantrowitz, the publisher of FinAid and FastWeb, sent me this article today that includes his suggestions on how families can reduce their dependence on college loans. I couldn’t resist adding some links to college blog posts that I’ve written on the same topics. Here is Mark’s [...]

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