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A Great Website Remodel for Families

on July 24, 2012 in Financial aid, Money, Student Loans

I’ve been linking my posts to the federal student aid sites for years, but I haven’t done it with any enthusiasm. These websites, which have included information about federal student loans and grants, have been disjointed and borderline unhelpful. The websites reeked of bureaucratic jargon and didn’t provide any context for federal aid programs. I [...]

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15 Ways to Cut the Cost of Borrowing

on May 18, 2012 in College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Student Loans

How can reduce your dependence on college loans? About this time last year, Mark Kantrowitz, the publisher of FinAid and FastWeb, sent me some suggestions on how families can reduce their dependence on college loans. I am running the suggestions again along with links to some of my college blog posts that I’ve written on [...]

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Stunning: How Many Are Borrowing for College

on May 14, 2012 in College Costs, Money, Student Loans

One aspect of the top story that appeared in yesterday’s New York Times shocked me. The number of students who borrow for college is much higher than I thought. I’ve routinely seen estimates that two-thirds of students take out loans for college. The New York Times, however, conducted an analysis that concluded that 94% of [...]

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Confusing Financial Aid Awards: Where’s the Money?

on November 9, 2011 in Financial aid, Money, Student Loans

One of the frustrations of applying to college is the confusing nature of many financial aid awards. Even when a teenager has received a puny financial aid award, schools don’t necessarily want families to know this.  Some parents will look at a misleading financial aid award and think their child has won scholarships to cover [...]

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How to Avoid a Student Loan Disaster

on October 28, 2011 in Money, Student Loans

Most of the teenagers who visit my college blog aren’t thinking yet about how they are going to come up with the cash to pay off any future student loans. High school students and their parents are more focused on getting into good schools. I don’t blame them, but payback time is inevitable. And that’s [...]

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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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