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Parents of future college students diagnosed with Peniaphobia rooted in Didaskaleinophobia
During this season some people have confessed they have Samhainophobia, the fear of Halloween, or other scary things like Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia the fear of the number 666 and Paraskavedekatriaphobia the fear of Friday the 13th. Personally when I was younger the Friday the 13th movies did [...]

Bridge the chasm between high school & college with a gap year experience
By J.D. Wyczalek
Golly-gee, Mom, Dad, I really want to (insert blank) after I get out of high school and before I go off to college. These may or not be dreaded words you desire to hear from your hopeful college student. A parent [...]

Can a video game increase your student’s chances of being admitted into college as well as getting financial aid?
The surprising answer is YES!
In this day and age, gizmos and gadgets are on top of every

Protect yourself at all times and keep your guard up. We just got back from San Diego CA from a nice three-day weekend. It turns out that our car was targeted for theft. The villainous thieves drilled out the drivers side lock to obtain access to the interior of the vehicle.
Lucky for us the only [...]

KnowledgePoints in Peoria AZ is hosting the college financial aid workshop entitled
How to not go broke paying for college.
Click this link to register for the Peoria college planning workshop and check dates and time.

I’ve been asked a few times are scholarships a taxable event?
The answer may surprise you. The answer is yes and no depending upon the variables and its usage.
Degree candidates (that is a student who is taking classes that will ultimately be used to earn a degree) do not need to report scholarship money that is [...]

The surprising reason why high-earners will qualify for thousands in college financial aid.  
You may not believe this, but please, read on.
AZ College Planning constantly talks about how even millionaires should apply for college financial aid, even if they think they won’t qualify.
Before I get to the story I read today, let me give you [...]

How to Survive the Current Stock Market Crash….With Your Money AND Your Sanity Intact & how it will affect your college savings programs.
By Ron Caruthers
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
In the last few weeks, I’ve taken more calls from nervous clients than I did in all of the rest of the 18 years that I’ve been in [...]

The “green” college award goes to Rio Salado Community College!
 
According to an audit by consultant Danielle Tomerlin, Rio Salado had a carbon footprint of 0.34 tons of carbon dioxide for 2007-08. That’s substantially below the average of 8 to 12 tons a year for about 600 schools surveyed in the American College and University Presidents [...]

You’re on a need to know basis and you need to know how the new subsidized/unsubsidized Stafford loan program works.
The federal Stafford loan program was modified on Aug. 14, 2008.  Starting with the basics of this nearly 20-year old program:  the Stafford loan is an entitlement for undergraduate college students. 
With an approved FAFSA form, a [...]