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09/02/2016
Insight from Consumer Reports on paying the college bill on installments.
Tuition Payment Plan Can Make Paying the Bill Easier If you’re worried about how you’ll come up with the money for school and don’t want to take a loan, a tuition payment plan might make paying the bill easier.
08/31/2016
The FAFSA is Broken: Middle-Class Students Have Been Left Behind in the Wake of the Great Recession
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The FAFSA is Broken: Middle-Class Students Have Been Left Behind in the Wake of the Great Recession By Jennifer Finetti, MA / Delta Valley College Counseling We all know about increasing college costs, and rising student debt. These issues have been discussed again and again in the media, and the...
08/29/2016
California Public Universities: A Cost Comparison for Students and Parents
California Public Universities: A Cost Comparison for Students and Parents If you are a high school senior planning to attend a 4-year university as a freshman, it’s time to review your list of colleges you’ve been considering, and pare the list down to the schools that...
08/28/2016
Brilliant Kid, but She Refuses to Learn This at College
The Most Important Lesson My College Kid (Still!) Needs to Learn When we send our kids to college, we pack everything they own, then immediately unpack ½ of it, and repack some critical college must-haves (including the damnable x-long twin sheets for beds that
08/28/2016
Key Strategies for Helping Your Child Transition to College
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Helping Your Child Transition to College | Jody Michael Associates
08/28/2016
New SAT Practice Tests 5 & 6 have been posted to Khan Academy
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08/28/2016
Thinking of tapping your 401k to pay for college? Make sure to read the below first!
401K Withdrawal for Education | College Coach Blog Can (and should) you make a 401k withdrawal for education? College financial aid consultant Shannon Vasconcelos answers.
08/28/2016
What is community involvement and when should students start volunteering?
08/28/2016
The Ideal College—A Place That Values You for What You Have to Offer!
The Ideal College—A Place That Values You for What You Have to Offer! Over the last two months, I have written about elements of a good college fit—elements that are just as important when you are getting started with your college search as they are when making the
08/28/2016
Your Teen & Stress. They more stressed that you think but how are they handing it & is it impacting their health?
Stress and Teen Health A merry heart does good like a medicine. – Proverbs This proverb spoke to me even as a child. This ancient wisdom is being confirmed by modern researchers who study happiness and stress. In 2013, a national survey was done called Stress in America. It found that teenagers perceived their stress leve...
08/28/2016
More Students Take ACT Exam, and Growing Portion Aren’t College Ready
More Students Take ACT Exam, and Growing Portion Aren’t College Ready (The Wall Street Journal) By Melissa Korn |… More high-school graduates are taking the ACT college-entrance exam, as states push students to consider their options for higher education. But the test results show a growing portion aren’t actually ready for college. Sixty-four percent of 2016 high sc...
08/28/2016
College Athletes: Careers Other Than Coach You Need to Consider
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College Athletes: Careers Other than Coach to Consider | Family Advantage Network College Athletes: Careers Other than Coach to Consider Leave a reply What happens to college athletes after their sports careers end and they enter the Photo Credit: Ross Howie via Compfight cc “real world?” A recent survey of former college basketball players using LinkedIn found that coach was the...
