Sep 11, 2008 | Uncategorized
USA Today ran a brief paragraph on an upsetting story. Eight student lenders, including some of the biggest (Nelnet, GMAC bank, among others), coughed up $1,400,000.00 dollars to settle NY Attorney General Cuomo’s probe in their alleged unfair and deceptive...
Sep 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
“PRIVATE STUDENT LOANS TOUGHER TO FIND” by Sandra Block, USA Today Your child will be a college freshman this year, and you’re a little apprehensive. Will she pass Econ 101? Eat her vegetables? Come home for Thanksgiving with an anarchist boyfriend...
Aug 27, 2008 | Uncategorized
Ideally, many planners agree that the cost of college is a burden on most families, which is why they suggest starting to save for college the first year your child is born. This would give a typical family 17 to 18 years to save. However, most families have not done...
Aug 20, 2008 | Uncategorized
I have a very sad story: a student graduated 20 years ago with a particular specialized major (this particular major was dropped the year after he graduated). [Mistake number one: research your career/major] 20 years after graduating this former college student...
Aug 13, 2008 | Uncategorized
A little business and a little vacation. Some families ask when is a good time to start preparing for college. My answer is as soon as possible. A middle school student is not too early to start. I have a High School Sophomore who will be graduating in 2011. We...
Aug 11, 2008 | Uncategorized
KTAR’s radio host Bob McClay interviewed me Tuesday August 11th regarding the college planning process. I discussed why it is important to choose a career, then a major, then a college, in that order. My goal is to educate your students so they can make an...
