Planning on entering public service after college so you can have your student loans forgiven? It's more complicated than you think. Think about how often you change your mind. There's…
Read article: What you need to know about student loan forgivenessThis video from Reuters TV offers a year-by-year plan for high school students and their parents to help them prepare for college. It includes some great tips on saving for college…
Read article: Plan for college early to maximize financial aidAre you planning on taking out student loans to pay for college? It's important to have a plan in place before taking on too much student debt. Remember, unlike other…
Read article: 8 tips for taking out student loansWant to apply to college, but worried about all those application fees adding up? The College Board wants to help you. If you got a high score on your SAT…
Read article: Score high on your SAT, apply to college for freeThis summer, college students and their parents narrowly avoided a student loan interest rate hike that would have raised interest rates on new subsidized Stafford loans from 3.4 percent to…
Read article: 4 considerations for parents with 529 plansA new investigation from ProPublica has found that public colleges and universities are increasingly giving less financial aid to poor students in favor of wealthier ones. Even through the economic recession,…
Read article: Public universities giving wealthy more financial aid at expense of poor studentsWhen deciding whether a college's price tag is worth the investment, it's important to consider your major and career aspirations. While no major can guarantee financial success, a recent study…
Read article: Which college majors pay the most (and the least)?Whether your child is still in high school or just starting college, the back-to-school season is a reminder that higher education comes at a high price. While it's advantageous to…
Read article: How to pay for college when you haven’t savedCollege is a good time to start building up your credit. Some landlords take credit scores into account when deciding whether or not to let you rent an apartment, so…
Read article: 5 credit killers for college studentsOn Wednesday, July 31, 2013, the U.S. House gave final passage to a compromised bill for student loan interest rates. The president signed it into law on August 9, 2013.…
Read article: A breakdown of the new student loan law