College Leaves Financial Gap with Parents Holding the Ball

February 18, 2016

College leaves Financial gap with parents holding the ball A common practice that colleges use is not meeting the financial aid gap. So let’s say the Cost Of Attendance (COA) for one year at XYZ Private College is $60,000, let’s also assume the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is $20,000. (The EFC is calculated through a […]

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Unintended Consequences of a Private Scholarship

February 14, 2016

Don’t pan for gold in the wrong place! Before you and your student spend time and energy searching for that all powerful, all encompassing Private Scholarship, the FIRST thing you must do is find out what the college will do with the Private Scholarship funds. Will the college use the Private Scholarships to reduce the […]

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What is the PSAT 10

February 11, 2016

What is the PSAT 10? The PSAT 10 is a practice SAT exam that debuted in the 2015-16 school year. It is aligned to the new SAT which meaning it has new SAT question types including evidence support questions on the reading. The scores will be on the same scale as the new SAT. The […]

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