Sticker Shock: How to Budget for the College Search

Rising college tuition and fees have been well studied and reported in the media. The cost of attendance at many of the most selective private colleges and universities can top $60,000 per year. Even as families work hard to save for that major expense and plan to apply for financial aid they are surprised by … Continue reading Sticker Shock: How to Budget for the College Search

Common Application Tutorial: 2015-16

Yesterday, the 2015-16 Common Application went live, marking the unofficial beginning of the 2015-16 college application season. The Common Application is accepted by more than 600 colleges and universities, and sixty-nine new colleges joined the nonprofit consortium of schools for the upcoming year. The Common App was created more than three decades ago to simplify … Continue reading Common Application Tutorial: 2015-16