6 tips for winning college scholarships
Don't be like Ron. If you're a high school senior and you haven't started searching and applying for scholarships yet, you're already behind.
Read article: 6 tips for winning college scholarshipsWant $25,000 to pay for college?
Want to win some cash money for college? Apply now for these scholarships from the AXA Foundation--you could win up to $25,000 for college!
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How to manage your financial aid award
If you're a college student on financial aid, it's not easy to stay within a budget. Most colleges put college students' financial aid awards toward tuition and fees first and…
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Snap a photo of your lunch, win money for college
Did you know you could win a scholarship just for snapping a photo of your school lunch? To win the $4,000 "Fed Up" School Lunch Scholarship, all you need to…
Read article: Snap a photo of your lunch, win money for collegeWhat you need to know about student loan forgiveness
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 forgivenessPlan for college early to maximize financial aid
This 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 aid8 tips for taking out student loans
Are 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 loansScore high on your SAT, apply to college for free
Want 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 free4 considerations for parents with 529 plans
This 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 plansPublic universities giving wealthy more financial aid at expense of poor students
A 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,…
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