I’ve received a number of questions from readers, clients, and friends about how to navigate the college admissions and financial aid process in tough economic times. By far the biggest
The financial downturn has high school seniors and their parents running scared. How can we reduce costs? How can we get the best deal? The conventional wisdom says that an
A few days ago I wrote a post providing some of my predictions about how the credit crunch will affect college admissions. The New York Times ran a story yesterday
The annual report from the College Board indicates that the cost of tuition went up last year. On average, costs increased from 5-6%, depending on the type of institution. If
The press is full of startling articles about the impact of the economic downturn on financial aid. For example, George Washington University is likely to transfer a portion of its
Forbes posted an article on October 22, foretelling hard times in the country’s higher education industry. With falling stock markets, declining endowments, and some colleges having loaded up with debt
The Chicago Tribune ran a story on Monday about the lengths to which some parents will go to get their darlings into college. The whole process of selecting and applying
Sometimes peer pressure is a good thing. I read an article the other day in Inside Higher Ed that Baylor University had implemented a policy to pay admitted students to
Lisa Belkin, a writer and blogger for the New York Times, has a couple of posts on her blog yesterday about the general angst and real effects on families’ decisions
