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09/02/2016

Insight from Consumer Reports on paying the college bill on installments.

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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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

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

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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08/28/2016

New SAT Practice Tests 5 & 6 have been posted to Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/

Learn for free about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.

08/28/2016

Thinking of tapping your 401k to pay for college? Make sure to read the below first!

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!

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?

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

(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 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...