Sep 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Is this a marketing ploy or does the College Board and MTV really want to help find a solution? Here is an article by JACQUES STEINBERG a writer for the New York Times. MTV — Yes, MTV — Wants Your Financial Aid Ideas As the stern proctor of the hardly hip SAT exam,...
Sep 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Eliminating a college based solely on the sticker price is just bad advice. The proper thing to do is position the parent’s assets and position the student so that they receive the most amount of aid. As an example, this last year one of my students who took my advice...
Aug 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
Fear crept over the class room like an icy hand. The teacher’s lips moved but no sound could be heard as she wrote the assignment on the board. ‘Write an 800 word essay’. The groans of dissatisfaction were evident on every student in the class, save...
Aug 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
With the new SAT and ACT test season quickly coming upon us, I found this information. A recent study showed 61% of students suffer from test anxiety. The SAT and ACT are *implied to carry so much weight that this unseen stress can jump on anyone’s back. To crack the...
Aug 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
Financial Aid: Help Is on the Way Changes to big financial aid programs, including federal student loans and Pell grants, will make more students eligible and terms more attractive By Alison Damast Students taking out federal student loans will be confronted with a...
Jun 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
I write this with sadness because the fat cats at some universities are doing a disservice to its students. “You should have know, you should have read the fine print” these words are uttered in back rooms when they should be out in the open. Recently reported on CNN,...
