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Taking a Chance on an Early Decision

on October 15, 2012 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, College Costs, Money

I’m sharing an email that I received from an anxious dad in North Carolina, who asked me for advice about an early decision application.  I ran this post last year, but it will be just as helpful today for those contemplating applying to colleges via early decision. Here is what the dad wrote: Dilemma from [...]

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Net Price Calculator Hanky Panky

on October 5, 2012 in College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships, Student Loans

I’d love to hear from parents who have tried using the net price calculators that nearly every college and university must post on their websites. Have you had good experiences or have the net price calculators tried to trick you into believing that a school is going to be affordable? I’ll mention why I am [...]

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Case Study: What 66 Schools Would Cost This Family

on August 15, 2012 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, Evaluating Schools, Financial aid, Money, Research, Scholarships

As I’ve said many times, students shouldn’t be applying to colleges unless they have a good idea of what those institutions will cost them. It’s easy to obtain these formerly elusive cost figures now that schools have installed net price calculators on their web sites. Today I’m sharing the results from a mom (Lynne) who [...]

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A Wealthy Mom’s College Questions

on July 12, 2012 in Admissions, Applying, College Life, Financial aid, Money, Parents, Scholarships

I am sharing an email that I got this week from a wealthy single mom, who is anticipating her college costs for her twins. I comment on her situation below and I’d love to hear from you too. If you have any advice, please share it in the comment box below. Mom’s Email: Lynn, I [...]

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Hope for the 3.4 GPA Student!

on July 3, 2012 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying

Yesterday I wrote a post about a teenager with a 3.4 GPA who failed to capture a scholarship from any of the schools where he applied. This is hard to do when you consider that two-thirds of college student don’t pay the sticker price for college. If you missed yesterday’s post, here it is: Getting [...]

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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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