When planning out your college-on-a-budget school search, a number of factors come into play.
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Budget Student's Guide to Admissions
Budget-conscious students face unique challenges when it comes to the admissions game. But this also gives them unique opportunities to stand out from their more moneyed peers, with tales of hard work and obstacles overcome that pique admission officers’ interest. You need to learn how to spin your skills into what colleges are looking for.
Where to Work-Study
If you weren’t lucky enough to get a huge scholarship or to have been born the child of an oil tycoon, there’s a good chance that you’ll be paying for your education, at least partially, with financial aid.
Mind Over Money: Getting your college budget together
You’ve got the laundry part down, and you’ve mastered the art of getting a pizza to your dorm room at 1 a.m. But that’s not all it’s going to take to live on your own—one of the most critical parts of the college transition is figuring out how to manage your own money.
Cash for College: How to get scholarships
Most students and parents are under the impression that you need to either be an Olympic-caliber athlete or have perfect test scores and grades to qualify for some free money, but that’s not necessarily the case. With proper planning, research, and ambition, many students can qualify for and receive a scholarship that is right for them.
Financial First Aid: Paying for college painlessly
By New Year’s Day, the dust has settled on the mad rush of test taking, essay proofing, and recommendation-letter gathering necessary to the college application process. Yet the savviest students are still at work, attending info sessions, collecting financial documents, and meeting with financial aid counselors to qualify for aid that could give them thousands of dollars to help pay for college.
The Hidden Costs of College
So, you and your family have just paid your gazillion-dollar tuition. All done, right? Think you can rest easy? Well, in the words of former Harvard President Johnny Moneybags, “You’re just getting started, buddy!”
How To Squeeze Cash Out Of Your School
Let’s be honest with ourselves for a minute: college is a rip-off. There, I said it. It seems completely uncalled for, cruel even, for colleges to charge students upwards of $40K a year for the privilege of attending their fine institutions of higher learning.
Apply For Free: How To Get College Application Fees Waived
College and SAT application fees can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars. What most high school seniors don’t know is that there’s a way to avoid these costs.