Paying for college begins here
The cost of college is not declining. This is well-known. And with the constant reminder that student loan debt is getting out of hand, parents and students are trying to find ways to make higher education more affordable. Even so, some families may not even realize that they are voluntarily increasing their expenses. Here are…
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Paying for college is only getting more and more challenging over time. With tuition and costs increasing at a rate much higher than inflation, it’s nearly impossible for families to be able to afford it on their own – especially with multiple students. This leads to students borrowing huge amounts of money and signing up…
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The scholarship process can be a scary and grueling task for many students. It can even be scary for parents – desperate for their child to secure some free funding, yet unsure of where to start. According to most of my students, one of the hardest parts of applying for scholarships is finding appropriate scholarships…
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Keeping track of everything you need for scholarship applications can be overwhelming. Scholarship applications Logins Passwords Essays Recommendation letters Transcript requests SAT & ACT score requests Schedule information College information ….the list goes on. In my 5 years of applying to REAL scholarships (see my last article about how I wasted my junior year applying…
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Finding scholarships that pertain to YOU is one of the biggest challenges students and parents face in the scholarship process. To make it even more difficult, there are now companies out there that put out fake scholarship applications simply to collect your information and sell it. Today, we are going to cover how to tell…
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If you have students in college, high school students or younger, or perhaps you are just DINKs (Dual income no kids) right now but know that you will eventually have kids in college, I am sure you are wondering how in the world you can afford college for one kid, never mind multiple kids! We…
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Scholarships are awesome. You literally get free money that helps you pay for college and avoid massive amounts of debt. When talking to me, everyone wants to know “How to get a scholarship.” While it’s impossible to give you everything you need in one blog post, here are a few actionable tips to get you…
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