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Are You Utilizing All of the Student Funding Resources Available?

When most students think of financial aid, they think of federal loans that are available through the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). While federal loans are certainly the most common choice among students, many times those loans don't Read More...

Follow up on Recent College Financial Aid Announcements: “Wealthy Colleges' Largess Draws Rebuke”

This article, appearing in the Washington Post , details the reaction of some higher education administrators to Harvard’s recent expansion of its financial aid offerings. While schools with vast amounts of resources will more than likely follow suit Read More...

Harvard’s New Financial Aid Plan: What Will It Mean Outside of Cambridge?

Last month, Harvard announced an overhaul of financial aid policies designed to make the school more affordable for families across the income spectrum. The new initiative focuses on ensuring greater affordability for middle- and upper-middle-income families Read More...

Beware of Blanket Statements on Student Lenders from Presidential Campaigns

Student lending companies have become a popular target for some on the presidential campaign trail this year. A couple of candidates have even gone as far as to say that they would like to get rid of the student loan companies altogether. Not surprisingly, Read More...

A Little Known Way to Pay for Graduate School

Did you know that in July of 2006 PLUS (Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students) loans, became available to graduate students to pay for their education? Many people don’t! In the past, there were limited choices for funding graduate school. If grad students Read More...

How Affordable is Your College Town?

Coldwell Banker recently released their third annual College Home Price Comparison Index, ranking the most and least affordable college towns in the US. Ranked by the average price of a 2,200 square foot home, the most affordable college towns are: Ball Read More...