For a long time now, lower-income students have been offered need-based federal and school aid to help them attend college. Meanwhile, many middle-class families have struggled to meet the cost of college without the same benefits of aid. The tide seems to be turning in the elite colleges.
Some of the most prestigious U.S. [...]

Remember the days when earning a B.A. or B.S. really took just four years? Well it seems that—for some students—those days are fading into memory.
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, less than 35% of today’s college students graduate in four years. There are a few reasons for this unfortunate (and expensive!) trend:

Difficulty [...]

It may not have surprised you to read that college students don’t know much about the cultural origins of their cell phones, but wouldn’t you think that students of the most expensive colleges would be able to pass a basic U.S. History test?
Not so, according to a study recently released by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. [...]

When I saw this latest YouTube video posted by the House Education and Labor Committee, I knew I had to pass it on to my readers. After all, how often do you get to see someone in politics literally dancing in the streets?
The Education and Labor Committee made this video to promote the College Cost [...]

Most people look forward to filling out the FAFSA (which stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid) about as much as they look forward to filing their taxes. And it’s no wonder! At an intimidating 5 pages (or a dizzying number of online pages), and with the complexity inherent in any government document, the [...]

Very few colleges have taken the initiative to offer students scholarships in place of loans. This summer, Amherst College in Massachusets joined the ranks of schools like Princeton and Davidson College by implementing a new financial aid program.
Amherst’s program is targeted to help students graduate debt-free. Under the new policy, students will receive scholarship money [...]

This past weekend my son took the train up to Los Angeles to spend the weekend with his grandparents. My parents love to spend time with him and frequently complain that they don’t get to see him often enough. I tell them that I don’t get to see him enough either due to his typical [...]

A few evenings ago, around 10:30 p.m. my husband and I witnessed a very rare event. Our son had a meltdown over the college selection and application process. He was overwhelmed at the task at hand and it became apparent that our attempts to reason with him and soothe his emotional state were [...]

The U.S. Department of Education is changing how students can submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Though about 90% of FAFSA applicants use the online submission option, up to now, the FAFSA has also been distributed in paper form to U.S. high schools. That is all about to change.
A few days ago, [...]