Salaries Continue to Rise for College Brass

This is disheartening — especially for many middle-class families trying to afford college. While courses are being cancelled and teachers are being laid off, college administrators are not only keeping their jobs but actually receiving pay raises!
According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, the median pay for college presidents rose to $436,111 in 2008-2009—a 2.3% [...]

College Enrollment Numbers Continue to Rise

If your family is busy taking college tours you’ll notice that each college has its own individual personality and atmosphere. But one thing they all share is crowded campuses! College enrollment numbers continue to rise, which begs two questions: what’s responsible for this rise and how high will it go before it
levels off?
Looking at enrollments [...]

We’re Going Hollywood — Check Out New Library Article About College Movies

Quick, how many movies about college or take place at college can you name? You have one minute. You must put down your pencil at the end of 60 seconds. No cheating. OK, go…
How did you do?
Here was my list:
Rudy
         The Way We Were
         Chariots of Fire (I think some of it took place in college)
         Animal House
         Back [...]

Best Value Colleges Lists for 2010 — Kiplinger vs. The Princeton Review

It’s that time of year when “best value” college lists surface. But with different lists circulating around, how do they differ, and which is the best one? Let’s take a peak at two of the more popular lists to see how they are created and how they can work for you…
First up is the Kiplinger [...]

Mental Illness Has Risen 500% in College-Age Youth since The Great Depression!

Today’s fast-paced life filled with time-saving smart technology and “you can do anything” larger-than-life expectations may actually have an opposite effect on today’s college-bound students by creating anxiety and stress. This coupled with society’s constant obsession with celebrities, their lifestyles, looks and possessions has students concerned more with the quantity in life instead of the [...]

Just-Posted Library Article Can Save You From Common College Financial Aid Mistakes

The college financial aid system can be a blessing. The fact is, many families can’t afford to attend college without the help of college aid in the form of college grants or scholarships or college work-study or loans.
But it can also be a nightmare if you don’t know the rules – or make avoidable mistakes.
Former [...]

6 New College Financial Aid Amendments in 2010 Part 2

Six new important college financial aid improvements are taking effect this year. In our last blog we discussed the first three, now we will discuss the final three.

Easy Transfer of Income Tax Data – Pertaining to the income tax information needed on a FAFSA form. Students and parents will be able to go from the [...]

6 New College Financial Aid Amendments in 2010 Part 1

Six new important college financial aid improvements are taking effect this year—all designed to help lower the cost of college. Today we will be discussing the first three.

More money available for Pell Grants – Pell Grants are awarded to dependant students whose families make less than $50,000 or independent students with lower incomes. Congress sets [...]

How to Productively Pass the Time Waiting for College Acceptance Letters

In the age of e-mail, the days of hovering by your mailbox nervously awaiting an acceptance letter from colleges may be over but the feeling of anxiety during the wait is not!
There are several steps you can take to ensure that your wait time is put to good use. It is important to make sure [...]

Easier FAFSA Form Finally Available?

A promised new and improved FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form will make its debut this month for schooling through June and will then be available in the beginning of July for college financial aid for the 2010-2011 year.
The form is supposed to be much more user-friendly, including fewer questions and an easier [...]