New Legislation Could Nix College Health Insurance

If your student has been happily using his or her college’s health care plan, your family may be in for a surprise. Inside Higher Ed reported that President Obama’s new health care bill may completely eliminate college-provided health insurance!
Current College Health Insurance
When the HIPPA law passed in 1996, it created a provision for colleges to [...]

5 Ways Scammers Target College Students, and How to Protect Your Student!

If you thought your college student was too new to the “adult world” to be the target of a scam, recent news reports may convince you otherwise. They may not have credit to steal, but–like many credit card companies–scammers are targeting teens and college students and counting on their naivety.
New and Improved Scams
We’ve seen several [...]

High Tech College Prep: iPhone + iPod

Is your student preparing for a first (or second!) round of the SATs? Having trouble keeping on top of schoolwork? In need of a refresher course in foreign language?
Don’t worry–there’s a handy application for all of those.
SAT & ACT Prep

Kaplan Portable SAT. Released by one of the best known test-prep companies, this SAT prep app [...]

5 Ways to Get a Head Start on College Applications

Fall is here, and with it comes another round of college applications. While your student may be excited at the prospect of heading off to college next year, he or she is probably beginning to feel the pressure of looming application deadlines.
In fact, you as a parent may be feeling overwhelmed by it as well. [...]

How to Save (and Not to Save): U.S. Families Yearly College Savings Shockingly Low

Though the economy has been tough, college costs are still on the rise–and it doesn’t look like that is about to change any time soon. Unfortunately, the myriads of bad press about college prices has created a deep-seated funding fear for many families–and it may be contributing to the low college-savings rates of the average [...]