The Pay for College BlogThe Pay for College BlogTips from Fox College Funding founder, Deborah Fox to help you reduce the cost of college. Deborah shares info on student loans, student discounts, getting the most financial aid, and other little-known information to help you pay less for college. Articles
10 Smart Websites that Can Save You Money
2007-12-13 22:03:00 Paying less for your son or daughter?s college education isn?t just about winning scholarships and getting tuition discounts?it?s also about planning your finances so your savings in one area can be redirected to provide funding for college. The following are a list of websites that will save you money in many different areas of ... More About: Money , Smart , Websites , Save
5 Ways for Students to Earn Cash for College this Winter Break
2007-12-11 01:07:00 With a stretch of two or three weeks of lazy days ahead, your student can still do something to earn a little extra cash for college this winter break (though I?m sure they?d all prefer to hibernate the days away!). Here are a few ideas to help get you started: 1. Clean out the Closet. Kill ... More About: College , Winter , Students , Break , Earn
Watch UC Berkeley Classes Free on YouTube
2007-12-06 19:25:00 With students right on top of the ever-evolving technology crazes, more and more colleges are focused on making access to their courses easier. Many have posted lectures on iTunes using ?iTunes U,? letting students and others access the lectures over the internet. The University of California at Berkeley has taken it a step ... More About: Youtube , Watch , Tube , Free , Classes
Colleges Use Student Data to Sell Credit Cards
2007-12-03 18:43:00 Two public universities in Iowa?U of Iowa and Iowa State?have signed deals with their alumni associations to help them make more money off their students. The Des Moines Register reported that the two schools will be both endorsing and promoting Bank of America credit cards on their campuses, in exchange for a profit. Hmm. ... More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Student , Data , Colleges
Do Parents and Teens Overestimate College Costs?
2007-11-30 02:30:00 Many of you have heard this statistic released by the U.S. Census Bureau: on average, college grads earn $1 million more in a lifetime than students who only have a high school diploma. But just because college grads can earn a million doesn?t mean you have to pay a million to get your child ... More About: Teens , College , Parents , Costs , Eres
Finding Money for College in Unexpected Places
2007-11-27 17:51:00 The college years can put a strain on any parent?s pocketbook, but you?d be surprised how a few simple changes can help you build nickels and dimes into college-cash dollars. Being Nickeled and Dimed. I?m sure you?ve heard someone say they?re being ?nickeled and dimed to death.? A lot of people tend to overlook ... More About: Money , College , Places
Be Wary of Loan Search Websites
2007-11-21 00:15:00 As evidenced by the student loan scandal earlier this year, it seems that people are always coming up with ways to make a buck off families putting their students through school. I briefly mentioned the problem of new ?loan search websites? a few months ago, but unfortunately it seems that new conflicts keep popping up. ... More About: Search , Loan , Websites
Some Private Schools are Going Easy on Counting Home Equity when Awarding F
2007-11-17 01:30:00 Families that live in certain areas of the country, especially on the two coasts, find themselves sitting with a huge amount of equity in their homes ? even during the current real estate market downturn. Students who are applying to any of the 300 or so private schools that require the CSS Profile financial aid ... More About: Schools , Home , Private , Easy , Counting
You May Pay MORE for College by Applying Early Decision
2007-11-12 19:25:00 My son has been busy filling out his college admission applications. I have been impressed how organized he is. He has created a spreadsheet to track each school?s application deadlines and whether or not they require letters of recommendation or an interview. He has also looked at all the essay questions ... More About: College , Decision , Early
Financial Aid for the Middle (High-Middle?) Class
2007-10-29 23:39:00 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. colleges say ... More About: Financial , Middle , High , Class , Middle Class
Why Students Spend 6 Years on a ?4-Year? Degree
2007-10-26 22:11:00 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 ... More About: Students , Years , Degree , Year
Why Students Spend 6 Years on ?4-Year? Degree
2007-10-26 18:02:00 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!) ... More About: Students , Years , Degree , Year
Elite Colleges? Students Fail Basic History Test
2007-10-22 19:17:00 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. ... More About: Students , Colleges , Basic , Test
House Democrats Promote New College Legislation on YouTube with Fancy Dance
2007-10-18 22:24:00 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 ... More About: Youtube , Democrats , Dance
House Democrats Promote New College Legislation on YouTube with Fancy Dance
2007-10-18 17:37:00 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 ... More About: Youtube , Democrats , Dance
Why You Should Tackle the FAFSA
2007-10-17 19:11:00 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, ...
Scholarships Replace Loans for Low-Income Families
2007-10-12 01:20:00 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 ... More About: Loans , Income , Families , Scholarships
What a Difference One Football Game can Make
2007-10-08 20:31:00 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 ... More About: Football , Game , Make , Difference , L Game
It Finally Happened to Me - Meltdown!
2007-10-04 18:17:00 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 not going ... More About: Finally , Fina , Ally
FAFSA Switches to Online-Only Application
2007-10-02 01:34:00 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, ... More About: Online , Switches , Witch
AP Course Auditors Reject Top Teachers? Syllabi
2007-09-24 18:51:00 The College Board?s Advanced Placement (AP) program has become more and more popular over the recent years. Students take the classes both to improve their competitiveness on college applications, and to save money on college costs (passing AP tests with a good score can often mean skipping an introductory college course). For months now the ... More About: Teachers , Auditor
Learn from Real Teachers? Videos on TeacherTube
2007-09-20 18:10:00 Good grades in high school are one of the biggest tools to getting into college?that can mean long hours of homework and studying. If your student needs a little extra help with a topic after school hours, he or she can hop on to TeacherTube.com (http://www.teachertube.com). TeacherTube is a lot like the popular YouTube, but targeted ... More About: Videos , Real , Learn , Teachers
Six Ways to Spot a Scholarship Scam
2007-09-17 17:21:00 A while ago I posted some information on three common scholarship scams?ways that parents and students are victimized by fraudulent scholarship offers. Today I want to offer you six tips about how to catch scholarship scams before you waste your time and money. The following is a list of phrases and terms that the both ... More About: Scholarship , Spot , Scam , Scholar
Candidate Richardson Suggests College Loan Forgiveness
2007-09-13 21:32:00 If presidential candidate Bill Richardson gets his way, students will be rewarded for service to their country in a way that counts financially. While in New Hampshire on Labor Day weekend, Richardson stated that he thought that the United States should offer incentives to students who give back to their country. In his mind, a year ... More About: College , Loan , Forgiveness , Coll
Candidate Richardson Suggests College Loan Forgiveness
2007-09-13 21:32:00 If presidential candidate Bill Richardson gets his way, students will be rewarded for service to their country in a way that counts financially. While in New Hampshire on Labor Day weekend, Richardson stated that he thought that the United States should offer incentives to students who give back to their country. In his mind, a year ... More About: College , Loan , Forgiveness , Coll
Use the Web to Help Your Kids with Homework
2007-09-10 17:30:00 Not close enough to help your kids with homework? New free online software could make it easier?whether you?re in the next town or six states away. Companies like Google now offer online word-processing and spreadsheet programs, that allow you to save documents online instead of on your hard drive?so you can access them from any computer. ... More About: Kids , Homework , Ework
Use the Web to Help Your Kids with Homework
2007-09-10 17:30:00 Not close enough to help your kids with homework? New free online software could make it easier?whether you?re in the next town or six states away. Companies like Google now offer online word-processing and spreadsheet programs, that allow you to save documents online instead of on your hard drive?so you can access them from any computer. ... More About: Kids , Homework , Ework
3 Things Everyone Should Know About Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams
2007-09-06 17:29:00 Before you or your student start applying for scholarships and financial aid, you absolutely need to know how to spot a scam. As parents have become more and more concerned about finding additional funding to help cover college costs, scam artists have begun to take advantage of this justifiable worry. Recent reports on websites like CNN ... More About: Scholarship , Financial , Scams , Things , Financial Aid
3 Things Everyone Should Know About Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams
2007-09-06 17:29:00 Before you or your student start applying for scholarships and financial aid, you absolutely need to know how to spot a scam. As parents have become more and more concerned about finding additional funding to help cover college costs, scam artists have begun to take advantage of this justifiable worry. Recent reports on websites like CNN ... More About: Scholarship , Financial , Scams , Things , Financial Aid
Recruiters Pay for Student Recommendations
More articles from this author:2007-09-04 17:18:00 Big companies are not above handing out cash for referrals of talented students, according to a recent BusinessWeek article, and professors, it seems, are not above taking it. Companies approach certain business schools, searching for talented business school grads to recruit. To augment the process, they offer financial compensation to professors who assist them in the ... More About: Student , Recommendation , Dati 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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