How These Alternative and Often Overlooked Strategies Can Pay for Your College

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How These Alternative and Often Overlooked Strategies Can Pay for Your College How These Alternative and Often Overlooked Strategies Can Pay for Your College Are you stressed about your payments for college? Do you think you cannot afford the college of your dreams? We suggest that regardless of your financial circumstances, you should apply for […]

You Got into Your Dream College. Now What?

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You Got into Your Dream College. Now What? You Got into Your Dream College. Now What? How to Avoid Confusion and Stress and Successfully Navigate College and Live Happily Ever After There are many articles that talk about how to get into college. They talk about the importance of test scores and GPA. And the […]

Fewer Students are Taking Them. Few Colleges Require Them

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Fewer Students are Taking Them. Few Colleges Require Them Photo by Steven Lelham on Unsplash Fewer Students are Taking Them. Few Colleges Require Them. How SAT Subject Tests can Greatly Increase Your Competitive Advantage Why take the Subject SAT Tests if fewer students are taking them? Well, precisely because fewer students are taking them!Remember, college admissions are very […]

The One Thing You Need To Know About Financial Aid

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The One Thing You Need To Know About Financial Aid Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash The One Thing You Need To Know About Financial Aid If you have filled out the FAFSA form, you might think you are done.You are in for a surprise!The FAFSA only covers federal student aid and not the financial aid from colleges and universities […]

What You Need to Know About Unsubsidized Loans

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What You Need to Know About Unsubsidized Loans What You Need to Know About Unsubsidized Loans Did you know that any student who fills out a FAFSA—no matter how wealthy—can take a federal “unsubsidized” loan? The key word here is “unsubsidized”.The government only awards “subsidized” loans to students whose FAFSA indicates they need aid to […]

COVID-19 HITS EDUCATION…HOW TO FIGHT BACK

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COVID-19 HITS EDUCATION…HOW TO FIGHT BACK Covid-19 hits education…how to FIGHT BACK Coronavirus HITS education! Coronavirus hit education like a freight train. Schools suddenly closed and all of a sudden teachers are trying to figure out how to teach an online course for the first time. Forget about just the teaching…what about grading? Group projects? […]

How To Pay For College If You Are Too Strapped

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How To Pay For College If You Are Too Strapped How To Pay For College If You Are Too Strapped Many families find themselves too wealthy to qualify for financial aid, but are too strapped to pay out-of-pocket for college education. This is how federal financial aid works since it is needs based. So what […]

Why one University will not Make You Worry about Financial Aid

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Why one University will not Make You Worry about Financial Aid Photo by Brayden George on Unsplash Fewer Students are Taking Them. Few Colleges Require Them. How SAT Subject Tests can Greatly Increase Your Competitive Advantage 1. The University of Alabama is the fastest-growing flagship in the country. Enrollment hit 37,665 this fall, nearly a 58 percent increase over 2006. […]

The 2 Magic Numbers You Need To Get Scholarships

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The 2 Magic Numbers You Need To Get Scholarships Photo by Sonny Ravesteijn on Unsplash The 2 Magic Numbers You Need To Get Scholarships Whether or not you’ll qualify for need-based aid is pretty much outside of your control. There are many factors, like your parents’ income, competition, diversity policies of the college, etc. You should however definitely […]