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Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
How College Rankings Influence Scholarship Awards For your affluent clients, it's the schools that don't possess the marquee names that will be eager to award their children scholarships. The author's book, The College Solution: A Guide to Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price explains more.   |
The Motley Fool
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Financial Aid Fiascos Feeling financially unprepared for college is a big source of stress for many people. Don't get caught flat-footed when planning for college costs. |
Registered Rep.
November 21, 2011
Liz O'Shaughnessy |
Negotiating through the Maze of College Costs One of the biggest mistakes that families with college-bound teenagers make is looking in the wrong places for college cash. |
Registered Rep.
January 23, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Five Secrets Colleges Are Keeping From You While universities may lure students with fancy brochures, luxury housing and scenic architecture, the reality is that colleges are high-stakes businesses preoccupied with enhancing their own prestige. |
Registered Rep.
June 18, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
How to Handle Overblown College Fears It's only natural that your clients dread the approach of this milestone, but as they prepare for it, you can help minimize their stress level. |
Registered Rep.
October 21, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
An Important Change in Financial Aid What President Obama did by signing an executive order in September to make two seemingly simple changes to the FAFSA process can potentially reap huge benefits to your families with college applicants. |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Back-to-School Blues College costs just keep rising. Recently released figures show a more than 6% increase over last year. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2011
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Financial Aid Pie: Getting a Big Slice Although billions of dollars in financial aid and scholarships are available, applying and qualifying remains a daunting task. Financial advisors can assist clients through it. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2000 |
Xap into College Admissions Xap, a Web-based information management system for college-bound students, is now available online from the Xap.com Web site. Xap.com's model is based on the company's formation of close working relationships with several colleges and universities... |
Teacher Magazine
May 2000
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo |
Pressure Points Tough teachers resist students' pleas for extra credit. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
College Financial Aid 102 Understand how colleges view your assets when computing financial aid. |
Job Journal
February 29, 2004
Marty Nemko |
QUICK FIX: Could You Counsel College Students? Professors used to advise students, but colleges have realized that most profs are more interested in their own research than which courses Jill should take. So colleges now hire counselor types to advise undergraduates. |
BusinessWeek
April 16, 2007
Christoph Guttentag |
The College Crunch: Why Getting In Has Gotten So Tough For many American families, March Madness refers not to a basketball tournament but to the ever-increasing anxiety in the weeks before colleges mail their acceptance letters. |
Registered Rep.
October 22, 2014
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
How to Get An Athletic Scholarship Here are seven things advisors should share with clients who believe athleticism is the way to cover college costs. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2004 |
Inspiration Software's 2005 Inspired Teacher Scholarships Applications are now being accepted for the award in which recipients may use the scholarship toward a variety of professional development activities. |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2004 |
How Many Colleges Should You Apply To? The more, the merrier -- within reason, of course (because many have application fees). |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2004 |
Digital Community Colleges and the Coming of the 'Millenials' Investments in digital technologies have helped community colleges across America prepare for the needs and expectations of so-called "millenials." |
Registered Rep.
April 27, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
College Savings Don't Hurt Chances For Financial Aid Clients will be in a far better position and enjoy more college options if they've saved for their child's college education. Here's why. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Get Ready, Get Set for Financial Aid: Part 2 A peek into how schools determine your financial aid package. |
BusinessWeek
March 19, 2007
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Scholarships: Not Just For The Needy Why schools are giving more scholarship money to affluent kids. |
Entrepreneur
April 2010
Rosalind Resnick |
Paying for the Old College Try Advice for small-business owners on how to finance your kids' college educations. |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Jessi Hempel |
College Tuition? Gumption Won't Cover It Why is it so much harder for the brightest low-income kids to afford college in the U.S.? |
Registered Rep.
September 21, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
An Untapped Market in College Financial Planning There is one field where you won't get jostled: The niche for good late-stage college planning. It is just about deserted. |
Registered Rep.
March 19, 2012
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
The Risks of Independence When parents realize that they haven't saved nearly enough money for college, some of them start wondering how their college-bound teenagers could qualify as independent students. |
Registered Rep.
November 17, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
What Public Universities Cost at the State Level Public universities, where most students attend, charge significantly different prices. And the policies that dictate who receives financial aid and merit scholarships also vary dramatically. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Yes, You Can Afford Private School Does the thought of writing a five-figure tuition check make you feel a little light-headed? It's not easy, but here's how some parents are doing it. |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2004
Robert Brokamp |
Get the Most Financial Aid Before you or your child head off to college, position your finances for maximum aid eligibility. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2007 |
PracticePlanet by Siboney Learning Group Siboney Learning Group has announced PracticePlanet, a web-based program that gives students confidence answering practice questions similar to those on standardized tests. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
7 Ways to Cut the Cost of College Why pay hundreds or thousands when you could be saving that money instead? |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2011
Dayana Yochim |
7 Signs of a Student Aid Scam With deadlines for applying for aid approaching, 'tis the season for student aid scams. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
College Financial Aid 101 Apply for your financial aid now if your budding scholar will be headed to college this fall. |
Registered Rep.
October 3, 2011
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
What College Costs Thanks to a new federally mandated cost calculator, parents can learn far in advance what a particular college will cost them, which should lead to better informed decisions. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2005 |
Saving and Planning for College It's probably not too late to save for a college education. Here are some tips to help you plan for it. |
Registered Rep.
October 15, 2012
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
College at a Discount Next year, a Minnesota-based university will cut its tuition by 33 percent for all its students. Others will likely follow. |
BusinessWeek
January 6, 2011
John Hechinger |
For-Profit College Grads Also Earn a Life of Debt The schools leave students more indebted than conventional colleges |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2011
Dayana Yochim |
4 Things Missing From Your Financial Aid Offer There's a lot of money hiding between the lines of those college aid letters. |
Registered Rep.
September 16, 2013
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
The Real Costs of College A net price calculator allows clients to look beyond sticker prices to focus on the only price that matters to a mom and dad: the price they'll pay for their child to attend college. |
Salon.com
April 25, 2001
David Lindorff |
Sneak attack Self-employed parents are the targets of financial aid discrimination -- and most of the time, they don't even know it... |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2005 |
Solving Community Issues Entries are being accepted for the 10th annual Christopher Columbus Awards program, which challenges teams of up to four students in grades 6-8, and one mentor, to identify a community issue and use the scientific process to come up with an innovative solution. |
Entrepreneur
April 2008
Nichole L. Torres |
Get With the Program "All-inclusive" entrepreneurship programs can get you connected - and your business going. |
Registered Rep.
September 27, 2010
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
College In Four Years, Not Six Before a teenager falls in love with any colleges be sure to check their graduation rates. It could save your clients tens of thousands of dollars. |
Salon.com
December 15, 2000
Maura Kelly |
Stop the madness Admissions officers at top-rated colleges prescribe time out for burnout... |
Salon.com
May 20, 2002
Janelle Brown |
Smoke a joint and your future is McDonald's A federal law passed in a burst of drug war fervor denies financial aid to the country's neediest students... |
Registered Rep.
April 16, 2012
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Deciphering a Financial Aid Award Families need to focus on deciphering financial aid letters or they could end up spending tens of thousands of dollars too much for a bachelor's degree. Unfortunately, financial aid awards are often confusing. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2009
Deborah Fox |
Coming Up Short The current economic environment is putting considerable pressure on families. But if parents and their financial advisors take a proactive approach to college planning, parents and students can avoid reliance on credit markets. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The Smartest Move Colleges Ever Made Eliminating the middleman serves both schools and students. Colleges are at least making the right response to the credit crisis by making loans directly to their students. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
Education: The Bleak Writing On The Blackboard State budget deficits will mean stingier spending on public schools. The bright spot: Test-prep and tutoring firms are thriving. |
The Motley Fool
October 29, 2009
Rich Smith |
Why Does College Cost So Much? The answer is simpler than you think. The government can improve access to higher education and reduce the price of it (not the cost, mind you, but the price students pay directly) by increasing financial aid. |
Investment Advisor
January 2010
Tere D'Amato |
Expert's Corner: Acing Financial Aid Planning With portfolios still poorer, how can you advise clients with college aid needs? |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2001 |
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