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An Insider’s Guide to Calculating the True Cost of College

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What’s the true cost of college? Judging on social media posts and most popular portrayals of ‘college life’ it’d appear…

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Cosigner Questions: What Happens When You Sign for Student Loans

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Talking to parents and mentors about student loans is hard enough, but when it comes to answering cosigner questions, a…

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Interest Rate Options: Picking a Type of Loan

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Making One Essay Work for Multiple Schools

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Your college essay, regardless of the actual question you’re answering, should somehow address the question, “Who are you?” Your reader…

Colleges

Humor and the College Application Essay

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Very rare is the teenager who is devoid of personality yet college essays often sound like they’ve been written by…

Colleges

SEO Rankings and How They Benefit Schools

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Colleges, universities, and prospective students love to look at rankings. US News & World Report, The Princeton Review, and Forbes…

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VIDEO: College grads give student-loan advice

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A few pointers from those who have been there before Paying for college is a lot harder that it ever…

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VIDEO: Pro Tips for Paying for College

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Need advice on how to finance a college degree? Some people plan for college. Others wing it, and just assume…

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Life after college: Wealth vs. Income

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When making the decision of “should I go to college or not?” there is one statistic that comes up more…

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Student Loan Repayment 101

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Student loans are tricky. At least that’s what the numbers show. If you asked 10 college students about their loans,…

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An Insider’s Guide to Calculating the True Cost of College

Cosigner Questions: What Happens When You Sign for Student Loans

Interest Rate Options: Picking a Type of Loan

Making One Essay Work for Multiple Schools

Humor and the College Application Essay

SEO Rankings and How They Benefit Schools

VIDEO: College grads give student-loan advice

VIDEO: Pro Tips for Paying for College

Life after college: Wealth vs. Income

Student Loan Repayment 101