Nearly 60 Colleges Are Now Allowing 3-Year Bachelor’s Degrees
Key Points Nearly 60 colleges and universities across the U.S. are now developing or offering three-year bachelor’s degree programs that...
How To Build a Stronger College Application This Summer, According To The Data
College applications present students with a challenging and time-consuming project — perhaps the largest they have faced in their lives....
Congress Taxes College Endowments But Still Sends Them Financial Aid — That Makes No Sense
The U.S. Should Means-Test Colleges The Same Way It Means-Tests Americans Harvard University sits on an endowment (PDF File) worth roughly...
How College Admissions Officers Decide Who To Admit
How do college admissions officers decide who to actually admit to college? And how can you, as a someone applying, figure out how to get...
How Student Loans Work: Applying, Borrowing, and Repayment
There’s a staggering lack of financial literacy when it comes to how student loans work when paying for college. Every college...
Detroit Woman Guilty of $2.5M Student Aid Fraud
Key Points Michelle Denise Hill, 48, of Detroit pleaded guilty to wire fraud after running a decade-long scheme that stole approximately...
12 Free College Comparison Websites: From College Scorecard to Niche
When you’re starting to build your college application list, using college comparison tools to narrow down your options is essential....
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 28–29)
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news...
SAVE Plan Forbearance Ending: What To Know
Key Points The Education Department is emailing more than 7 million SAVE borrowers starting today directing them to select a new repayment...
How Panic Lost Me Money In A Non-Investment Way
We all know that panicking is one of the ways investors lose money. Panic selling during the 2008–2009 global financial crisis may have...