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What You Need to Know About Borrowing for College

on April 23, 2012 in Money, Student Loans

As recently as the early 1990s, most students did not take out college loans. Today about two out of every three students borrow to pay for college. One reason for the dramatic change is this fact: during the last-quarter century, tuition has risen four times faster than the consumer price index. The typical student borrower [...]

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The Nuts and Bolts of Stafford Loans

on June 23, 2011 in Money, Student Loans

This is the time of year when colleges start sending their bills out to new and returning students. And that’s why this is also the time of year when parents and students begin inquiring about college loans. This is as good a time as any then  to answer some questions about Stafford Loans, which are [...]

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When You Don’t Have Enough Money for College

on April 8, 2011 in Financial aid, Money, Student Loans

I’ve had a lot of parents  asking me lately  about whether they should give the green light to their children, who have been accepted into expensive schools without enough financial aid. In response, I want to share a cautionary post that I wrote for my other college blog over at CBS MoneyWatch. Here is part [...]

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Coconuts and College

on September 15, 2010 in Academics, Admissions, College Life, Financial aid, Money, Student Loans, Studying overseas

I knew I was in a foreign country today when I looked outside my hotel window and saw a billboard that contained this message: Be health conscience. Eat a coconut every day. I’m in Jamaica, where I’ll be the featured (and apparently heavily promoted) speaker at a first annual college conference in Kingston. What could [...]

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College Loan Debt Just Passed Credit Card Debt!

on August 9, 2010 in Financial aid, Money, Student Loans

Americans now owe more money on their college loans than they do on credit cards. I just read about that scary reality on The Wall Street Journal’s website. According to Mark Kantrowitz, the financial aid guru over at FinAid and Fastweb, Americans owe about $829.7 billion in student loans. In comparison, consumers owe $826.5 billion [...]

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Borrowing for College With a Home Equity Loan

on July 12, 2010 in Financial aid, Money, Student Loans

We’re approaching the peak of the student loan season. Parents and students are struggling with the prospects of paying for all their college costs. The best loan for students is the federal Direct Stafford Loan. Earlier this month, I wrote a post that provides lots of links to my past advice on student loans, as [...]

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