Changes in College Financial Aid for 2011-12 School Year

The U.S. Department of Education announced the new federal financial aid qualifications for the 2011-12 school year. This will definitely assist families in college planning. Based on the information provided on the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is calculated and your eligibility for federal financial aid is determined. [...]

New Year’s Resolutions to Lower College Tuition

If lowering your college tuition is something that you intend to do, you are not alone. Other students and parents share your sentiments.
First things first. Have you filled out the FAFSA application for college financial aid? That’s job #1. There’s a new system called E-filing that lets you submit your application online. Remember that college [...]

College Financial Aid: Pay Attention to Deadlines

College Financial Aid is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. So it’s essential that you never miss deadlines when you file your college financial aid application. You should also be careful when filling in financial aid data. If you enter incorrect information, then your financial aid assistance will be incorrect as well. But of the [...]

College Admission Advisor – Ian Welham

College Admissions Advice – Ian Welham

College Funding Advisor Relieves Parents Of The Burden Of Worry And Aggravation

Many parents worry that they will not be able to help their children pay for higher education because of its high costs. Fortunately, there are things that can be done in order to ensure that your children have enough money to help them go to school, and a college funding advisor may be able to [...]

College Funding Advisor Guides Children Through The Entire College Preparation Process

If you want the best for your children then you will do everything possible to get them admitted into a good university. The key to success in life is a good education. Many studies have proven that those with a academic degree will earn much more money than those who do not possess a degree. [...]

Which College Majors Lead to High Salaries?

I’m on a bit of a jobs kick lately. Given that unemployment remains high and last year’s college class is suffering the highest unemployment rate in memory, I’m advising parents to encourage their students to:

pick a college whose graduates have a track record major for landing decent jobs
choose a major that pays well and/or
at least [...]

College Acceptances Already Rolling In For This Year’s Senior Class

January 3rd was the application deadline for many colleges. Yes, there are schools whose application deadline isn’t until Feb. 15th or later. But for a large number of schools, Jan. 3 was D-Day.
As a class, our seniors were exceptionally organized this year. I know there was a handful that was up editing essays until 11:59 [...]