It’s that time again: time for students who have been studying all year to finally take their Advanced Placement (AP) tests!
What are AP Tests?
I’ve mentioned College Board’s AP tests before, as a great way to save on the cost of college. If you aren’t already familiar with the process, here is how it works:
Students sign [...]

For months now we’ve been hearing college admissions officers share their worries that the economy could mean big changes in the way students choose a college–now we are finally see these fears begin to come to fruition.
Changing Attitudes
May 1st is the final day for incoming college freshmen to accept admission to their schools of choice, [...]

In a time when student aid is more crucial to higher education than it has been in decades, the Obama administration is making some big changes in the Education Department.
New Blood
One of the latest changes is the addition of student aid expert Robert Shireman to the Education Department team. Recently appointed as the deputy secretary [...]

Many of you have been responding to the latest poll with requests for more tips about how to save money, and since many of you may have summer computer purchases coming up I thought now would be a good time to start discussing how to save on those big-ticket purchases!
Desktop or Laptop?
Last summer I debated [...]

Credit card debt has long been a problem for America’s youth - even before the recession began, students were using credit cards to help pay their college costs. Unfortunately, as tuition and fees rise and the economy suffers, more students than ever are putting their college bills on plastic.
Debt on the Rise
For over a decade, [...]

It seems that even the most elite private colleges fear rejection from accepted applicants in this financial climate. That is good news for the incoming class of ‘09, which also happens to be the largest incoming class yet at a whopping 3 million students!
Good News from Officials
The Washington Post reported earlier this month that, according [...]

The college admissions process may be tough on students, but this year it may be even tougher on the colleges! As the economy has shifted, the tables have turned for higher education, and it is now the schools’ turn to worry about being rejected!
R.S.V.P. A.S.A.P?
As more and more students and their families are rethinking the [...]

A new survey released by Eduventures shows that at least 1/3 of families with college freshmen expect the recession to affect their financial plans to pay for college. The incoming college class of Fall 2009 faces a harder economy than we’ve seen in decades, and unfortunately it seems to be seriously changing the face of [...]