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Paying for College: From the Financial Aid Award Letter to Writing the Check
Parents, stay tuned to this content series helping you with key info on college funding to help make affordable choices.
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Pass this Important Article About College Data Mining to Your College Bound Children
This week, the Wall Street Journal ran “Colleges Mine Data on Their Applicants,” an insightful and instructive read about the hypercompetitive world of college admissions. Pass it along to your college-bound children ASAP. They need to know this game is on.
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How new college students can acquire and build strong credit
Building good credit is one of the most important aspects of transitioning from college to adulthood. A high credit score can make it easy to leverage lower rates on future auto and home loans. A credit report may be accessed as part of job screenings, so maintaining solid standing is a positive.
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Networking skills help students create opportunities
Networking is a skill that can prove useful throughout life. It comes into play when just starting a career, when looking to get a better job, or finding new clients for business.
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Market Volatility: Paying College Bills Today and Protecting Tomorrow’s Savings
Market volatility is a problem for those who need to pay a college bill now and for those saving for the future. What should parents do to weather the storm?
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Increase College ROI with Federal Work-Study & Part-time Jobs
College affordability shouldn’t be a one-time calculation done at the time a student receives their first financial aid award letter. Reducing the cost of college – and thereby increasing the return on investment – can be done in college.
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Help Students of All Ages Budget Better
While everyone loves holiday presents, one great gift parents can pass to their children is a discussion about money and making a budget. Ok, it’s not the most exciting topic, but it is one that high school and college students need to think about. For the pre-high school crowd, a basic understanding of saving and…
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The College Interview: A Key Step to College Admission
For some students, the college interview may be their first ever formal interview with a prize on the line: admission to the college. An interview can be an important piece of the admission puzzle, along with academics and extracurriculars, and may even help maximize your student’s merit-based financial aid (free money awarded by the college,…
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3 Key Points for Grandparents Funding 529 College Savings Plans
If you’re a grandparent helping to save for your grandchild’s education, you’re not alone. Recent surveys showed that nearly 40% of grandparents make some contribution to their grandchild’s college education.