Textbook costs seem to make headlines every few months for their ability to strip students of hundreds of dollars every year-there’s even an activist group devoted to making textbooks affordable! The latest headline? Some schools have found a new way to make students pay more for textbooks-and they’re making money off the deal, too.
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Noticeable changes can happen the summer before college classes begin. Your once sociable, friendly, happy-go-lucky son or daughter may suddenly be moody, cranky, or even downright ticked off. You might find yourself bickering with your child about little things-the trash being taken out, buying school clothes, or even just eating dinner as a [...]

What if you could get a guaranteed tuition scholarship at any public college in your state, just by attending school and keeping your GPA above a 2.0?
For some students, this fantasy is becoming a reality thanks to community outreach scholarships.
I Got a Scholarship (in Kalamazoo)
Three years ago the community of Kalamazoo, Michigan began offering the [...]

Summer is in full swing and that means it’s student loan season–the perfect timing for the release of the Federal Trade Commission’s latest “FTC Facts for Consumers” which is all about student loan safety.
Their June 2008 edition is a guide to avoiding deceptive student loan offers (PDF), which includes a brief summary of the different [...]

Summer may have just begun, but that doesn’t mean your student’s days should be comprised of only snooze buttons and MTV! Those of you with high school students can help them get ahead by starting on the college selection process now (instead of scrambling to come up with schools to apply to in fall).
Students [...]

Who doesn’t want to find free money for college? Private scholarships can be one of your best bets when it comes to funds you don’t have to pay back-but do you know when and how to search them out?
What Do You Mean by “Early”?
Did you know that your fourth-grader could already be adding scholarship [...]

Until now most students considered their May 1st college decisions final. Unless they were wait-listed (and remember, accepting a wait-list offer could mean paying more for college), most students simply sent in their acceptance and initial deposit and started sporting their new school’s logo on their car and wearing their school’s colors at summer [...]