Is your student trying to get ready for the SAT? He or she has a lot of study options, even if you don’t want to drop hundreds of dollars on an SAT prep course. Take a look at these wallet-friendly alternatives to formal classroom prep or one-on-one tutoring options. Remember, a 100 [...]

I touched on this way back in July-financial independence is an important part of adulthood, and, as I wrote then, far too many students and adults find themselves with “too much month at the end of the money.”
Now is the perfect time to start your son or daughter on the path to financial independence. [...]

Private scholarships are generally much easier to win if the competition pool is small. That’s why I often advise students to search out local scholarships—they automatically have a smaller group of eligible applicants than do national scholarship competitions.
However, another way to narrow down your odds is to find quirky scholarships. Most scholarship search [...]

It isn’t just parents who pay students for good grades anymore: A recent trend in several states shows schools, companies, and philanthropists shelling out monetary rewards to children who study more, score higher on tests, or get better grades.
A slew of programs have popped up in cities—and even entire states—nationwide. Some students as [...]

It might seem like common sense that pulling an all-nighter might not be the best way to score high on an exam or essay—and it seems to be a ritual college students are resigned to experiment with.
Professor Pamela Thatcher of St. Lawrence University has actually scientifically proven that a student’s quality of sleep can [...]