Many of your students and their parents are intimidated by the thought of applying for Financial Aid. Filling out the FAFSA is a necessary even if they want to be considered for financial aid. Andy Lockwood has posted a concise video on You Tube that discusses the process of applying for Financial Aid in terms Read More
This table shows the “sticker prices” — published tuition and required fees — at more than 3,000 colleges and universities for the 2016-17 academic year. Click the institutions’ names to see historical data back to 1998. These tables published by the Chronicle of Higher Education are great if you to use if your students are Read More
As a Counselor, you often have to help your students compare the costs of Colleges they are considering so they can make an informed decision. Tuition has continued to rise much faster than the cost of inflation (in fact, 3x’s faster than inflation) Fees are actually rising at an even faster rate. I have two Read More
One of our goals is to provide Counselors with information that can help you do your jobs better. Finding available resources that can help you inform your students about options that can help them save money on their college education is a big part of our mission. I recently was made aware of a new Read More
Finding and applying for scholarships while simultaneously completing high school coursework can be extremely stressful and overwhelming for the average 18 year old. Parental guidance and college counseling can not only help alleviate some of that stress but can also increase the likelihood of students being accepted to and enrolling in college. Parents and counselors Read More
As the cost of college continues to rise more parents are relying on their children to fund a bigger portion of the cost of attending College a survey conducted earlier this year by Discover Student Loans showed. This was the 5th year the study has been conducted and this year’s survey revealed that 48 percent Read More
With the school year coming up it’s a good time to brush up on Financial Aid and what is available to your students. UAspire is going to be offering a free 1 hour webinar next week for Counselors Monday, August 22nd at 2:00 PM Eastern. The 60 minute webinar will help: Guide you through the Read More
Money recently published 9 mistakes that can hurt students chances for more financial aid. Here is a summary of those mistakes: 1: Getting the name of the college wrong: Seriously this isn’t a joke. Many students don’t proofread what they send. This is a must. 2. Sending their deposit too soon: Once your students had Read More
The National Association of College and University Business Officers recently released it’s annual survey which doesn’t paint a pretty financial picture for Private Colleges according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. According to the survey, private colleges’ discount rate — or the average amount of tuition revenue they devote to financial aid through grants — Read More
Great news for your students and their families! Student-interest rates are tied to the high yield rate of 10-year treasury notes. This year’s auction set those rates at 1.71 percent. This means that the rate on undergraduate Stafford loans will drop from 4.29 percent to 3.76 percent for the 2016-17 academic year. The rate for Read More
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