
Financial Aid Primer: #1. Whose Responsibility Is It To Pay for College?
Everything you always wanted to know about financial aid but didn’t know to ask! The first installment.

Everything you always wanted to know about financial aid but didn’t know to ask! The first installment.

Some universities, like Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, are not very selective. However, every university likes to attract top-notch students to fill its classrooms. Samford has implemented a new program for high achieving students, whereby it is offering more rigorous courses for students who are eligible for them upon admission. The idea is to boost the curriculum up a notch for these students who need a challenge.

English language challenges are everywhere with problematic communications from colleges. This time a letter from Northeastern University gives a student a questionable impression of the school.

Good students whose families possess modest financial means may receive surprisingly good scholarship awards at top-flight colleges. And the better the student, the better the awards.

What are the requirements for a Bachelor’s degree? How are these requirements different from one college to another? What is