No Twinning In Financial Aid?

March 17, 2010

Like a snowflake, no two are exactly alike. I’m not talking about the weather… I’m talking about twins, of course! Parents want to be fair to each of their children (if they have more than one). Twins make you even more vigilant – perhaps overly so. In reality, life isn’t fair, so perhaps we shouldn’t [...]

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College Search – Beware The Early Decision Trap

February 1, 2010

With early decision in your college application, you run the risk of being waitlisted with a high probability of rejection. If you have a viable college search game plan, you can avoid the heartache and disappointment this brings.

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FAFSA, Student Financial Aid & Parental Stress

January 20, 2010

Much of the stress relating to the FAFSA stems from the fact that most families don’t plan the financial aspects of college in a timely manner, and have little or no idea of their Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and financial aid entitlement before they actually fill out the forms.

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The Financial Aid Application – Are You Guilty?

January 6, 2010

“If it weren’t for the last minute, I wouldn’t get anything done.” ~Author Unknown The admissions applications are submitted! Now what? Wait until April 1st. to see if you were accepted? Not quite. The second round of applications (for Student Financial Aid) begins now. And now is the time to submit your Free Application for [...]

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The Community College Strategy – How Smart Is It?

December 10, 2009

A recent Washington Post article told the story of a well qualified student who, with the agreement of her parents, decided to attend community college and transfer after two years to a four year school. The reason driving this decision was the perceived cost of a full-time education at a four-year college or university. This [...]

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College Cost & Sticker Price Shock

November 10, 2009

Local news made a “shocking” announcement regarding escalating college cost earlier this week - a “controversial” story on how Medford, Massachusetts based, Tufts University*, is now the highest priced college in Massachusetts. (This ran in tandem with other publications that focused on the raises many highly compensated college presidents receive – just to stir the pot, [...]

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Icebergs & College Admissions
What Do They Have In Common?

November 5, 2009

Icebergs — Just giant floating chunks of ice, right? Well, maybe not. As with many things, there is much more to them than meets the eye. As it turns out, icebergs have a lot more going on than most of us know about (and a lot more in common with the college admissions process than [...]

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College Search & Funding – SFC Heads Into New Territory

November 3, 2009

Well, here it is, our first “official” post delivered by e-mail or RSS feed from our new blog site.  Won’t keep you long on this one, but wanted to explain a little about how this all started. Tom McGrath and I looked at online delivery of our services some years ago, and, to cut a [...]

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College Funding – Finding The “Right” Piggybank

September 20, 2009

A recent article in Kiplinger.com urges parents to “keep on saving” to fund college education for their child (or children). In particular, the piece vigorously encourages the use of 529 saving accounts (see link to the article below). While we are certainly proponents of saving for college, we also stress that saving for college does [...]

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Four Fatal Errors Parents of College-Bound Students Make

September 11, 2009

Parents entering the college admissions process are prone to “Four Fatal Errors.” They are: 1. Choosing a college before understanding their financial options The myth of “Choose first, pay later” is just that, a myth. Too many families get themselves in situations where financial offers from some highly visible colleges, make attending their student’s “Dream [...]

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