Mark Kantrowitz, nationally recognized expert on saving for college and financial aid for more than 25 years. He is president of the consulting service Cerebly, Inc., and author of How to Appeal for More College Financial Aid. Kantrowitz.com
Grandparents will find it easier to contribute to their grandchildrens’ college educations starting this fall. That’s when changes go into…
A quarter million dollars for a high school student’s science project…$30,000 for doodling …$10,000 for making a prom dress out…
The bear market has been especially painful for parents of college students or children about to attend college. Their “529”…
Students who apply to a college for “early decision” and who are accepted commit to enrolling in that school. Problem:…
The cost of a college education can be staggeringly steep—and for many students, that investment will be wasted. Only 41%…
Tens of billions of dollars are just waiting to be claimed—and you could be the winner. That may sound like…
How you help a grandchild pay for college can have a big effect on financial aid…taxes…and estate planning. Here are four options.
A sharp drop in interest rates means students and parents can save thousands of dollars by refinancing education loans while reducing monthly payments.
Instead of getting you relief from your student loan debt, these scams could plunge you into default.
The new tax law has made a big change in how you can use a 529 college saving plan, and it has made saving for college even more tricky.
Paying for college is complicated. The ways that colleges decide on aid packages can seem mysterious, and the number of…
Avoid These Costly Mistakes The cost of college has skyrocketed in recent decades, and so has the burden of student…
Paying for your purchases with credit cards could earn you money for a child’s college education. It even might help…
The Internet is littered with ads promoting the Obama Administration’s Student-Loan Forgiveness Program. There have been TV ads about it,…
In-state tuition and fees have soared over the past 10 years at many state colleges, some of which charge more…
The coffee chain Starbucks drew a lot of attention recently when it announced that it would cover the cost of…
Officials at The George Washington University (GW) recently admitted that the school’s admissions policy is not truly “need-blind,” as it…
Tuition bills are due in August at most colleges, and many families still don’t know how they’ll pay what could…
Approximately half of all colleges lure incoming freshmen with appealing financial-aid packages, only to slash those aid packages in future…
