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
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
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
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 press is full of startling articles about the impact of the economic downturn on financial aid. For example, George Washington University is likely to
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
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
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
The Los Angeles Times ran an opinion piece today written by Anthony W. Marx, the president of Amherst College, in which he eloquently defended independent
