Go Higher Massachusetts

Students from our community colleges, state universities and UMass campuses visited high schools across the state to talk about their college experiences and urge students to Go Higher!

Need help figuring out those complicated financial aid award letters? TheWashington Post has some advice:

How to decipher financial aid offers from colleges It pays to look at the fine print -- and to compare.

Make sure you leave plenty of time to fill out the before the deadline on May 1st! This year, students and families will need to manually enter tax information because the IRS Data Retrieval Tool is down.

Office of Student Financial Assistance / Massachusetts Department of... While the Data Retrieval Tool is unavailable, FSA and the IRS remind applicants that online applications are still available and are operable. The...

The 27 Colleges with the Highest-Earning Graduates The colleges with the highest-earning graduates aren't just the ones you expect. Also check out what it costs to attend.

Before you decide where you want to go to college, here are three questions to help you figure out “What’s best for me?”

Which College Is Right for You? 3 Questions to Ask Yourself - ED.gov Blog “So, where are you going to school next year?” Sometimes it feels like this is the only question people ask you. Maybe you’ve been dreaming about a...

If you're a first generation student, college can be especially daunting. But as freshman student Ines Simbi says, "Seeking help is the key to success."

First-generation college students learn to navigate unfamiliar waters -... The fifth annual First Generation College Student Summit was held on Saturday at Tufts University.

"It's like shopping for internships"

How Two Georgia Tech Students Came Up With The Common App For Internships Students create their profile and can apply for several internships with one click. Currently, InternBlitz is available to students at Georgia...

Weigh the cost of your college or university with how much you expect to make in your chosen career before making final decisions about which college you want to go to!

A few important lessons about going to an in-state college or university:

Perspective | Delete your social media: How I learned to love going to... As admissions offers roll out and high-school seniors decide where to go to school, a freshman offers advice on choosing, and enjoying, college

A new study found that women on average receive a boost of about $7,200 a year for an associate degree, about 26 percent more than the earnings of women who have some college but no degree. For men, the earnings premium is about $4,600, 18 percent more than men with some college and no degree.

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