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10 Great Ways to Cut College Costs

on June 17, 2010 in Admissions, Financial aid, Money, SAT/ACT, Scholarships, Student Loans

How do you cut the cost of college? Recently I shared 10 tips on the first session of #CollegeChat, which is a live monthly conversation for teens, college students and parents on Twitter. I pulled all the tips from my new eBook, Shrinking the Cost of College: 152 Ways to Cut the Price of a [...]

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Cushy Student Loan Repayment Plan: Will It Boost College Costs for Everyone Else?

on May 11, 2010 in Financial aid, Money, Student Loans

Is a generous federal loan repayment program that Congress recently made even better going to increase the cost of college for everybody? It’s an interesting question that’s being posed by Daniel L. Bennett, who is a research and policy analyst at the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. In a Forbes article, Bennett argues that [...]

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5 Things You Need to Know About Private School Loans

on April 29, 2010 in Financial aid, Money, Parents, Student Loans

Earlier this week, I talked with Tim Ranzetta, a national expert on college loans and the founder of Student Lending Analytics. Today, I wanted to share some of his advice about private school loans that can save you money! Here are some things that you absolutely need to know about private school loans: 1. Students [...]

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Federal Student Loan Reform: Biggest in a Generation

on March 18, 2010 in College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Student Loans

Congress is on the verge of enacting the biggest federal student loan reform in a generation. I’ve been following the high-stakes fight on Capitol Hill between the student lending giants and the Obama administration for some time, but I didn’t feel compelled to share the news until the legislation looked like a sure thing. The [...]

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How Much College Loan Debt is Too Much?

on February 11, 2010 in Financial aid, Money, Other, Student Loans

The typical student graduates from college with $23,200 in college loan debt. That figure, which comes from a recent study from the Project on Student Debt, only includes student loan debt. The $23,200 tab does not include money that parents borrowed through the federal PLUS loan program, a home equity line of credit or by [...]

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College News On the Weekend

College News On the Weekend

on June 26, 2009 in Financial aid, Student Loans

I wanted to share with you three college posts that I wrote this week for my other college blog  at CBSMoneyWatch. Hope you enjoy them! 1. Shrinking Your Federal Student Loans A great federal program will begin this coming Wednesday that will provide relief to many borrowers who are struggling with repaying their federal student [...]

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