Better Grades Can Mean Bigger Bucks
The New York Times: "Financial aid is no longer just about what you earn and what you have. It’s also about your children and what they...
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Beth & Tim Manners
- Jul 1, 2020
- 1 min
Free Website Assists with Financial Aid
The New York Times: "To apply for federal aid, students need to fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, which has...
Beth & Tim Manners
- May 14, 2020
- 1 min
Some Scholarships Extend Deadlines
US News: "Financial aid experts encourage students to start the scholarship search as early as possible. But for those who got a late...
Beth & Tim Manners
- May 8, 2020
- 1 min
Update on Emergency Financial Aid
US News: "For students across the country still waiting on emergency financial aid grants, the delay may be a result of colleges waiting...
Beth & Tim Manners
- May 7, 2020
- 2 min
Prestigious Universities Flex Their Offers
The Washington Post: "The imperative to fill seats is urgent for almost all colleges during the economic downturn. But for public...
Beth & Tim Manners
- May 4, 2020
- 2 min
Screening College Options from Home
The New York Times: "High school juniors hoping to begin college in the fall of 2021 are not able to visit campuses in person, but they...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
Colleges Amplify Enrollment Incentives
The Washington Post: "Free classes! Free parking! Prime dorm rooms! More cash! The more they worry about whether students in this year of...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
Coronavirus Scrambles Admissions & Aid
NPR: "For many schools, March and April are when they send out the bulk of acceptances or denials. Financial aid packages are sent out,...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Feb 17, 2020
- 2 min
Financial Aid: How to Compare Offers
The New York Times: "After the college acceptance letter comes the financial aid offer. But beware: The offers are not always easy to...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Dec 23, 2019
- 2 min
Big Changes in Early Admissions
The New York Times: "In a proposed agreement announced this month to answer Justice Department antitrust accusations, the National...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Dec 18, 2019
- 1 min
The College Cost v. Quality Conundrum
Forbes: "It turns out the cost of a college does not predict higher alumni ratings about the quality of their education," according to a...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Dec 13, 2019
- 1 min
College Costs: Still Less Than the Benefits
CNBC: "During the 1978 - 1979 school year, it cost the modern equivalent of $17,680 per year to attend a private college and $8,250 per...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Nov 18, 2019
- 1 min
FAFSA: Flaws in Financial-Aid Formula?
The New York Times: "Now that the latest FAFSA is out — it became available on Oct. 1 — millions of families are plugging in their...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Nov 11, 2019
- 2 min
Tuition & Admission: Follow the Money
The Atlantic: "As admission rates have dropped, the cost of attendance has increased—a correlation seen at many highly selective schools....
Beth & Tim Manners
- Nov 8, 2019
- 1 min
Cornell Student's Future Balloons
Cornell Sun: "This summer, Brandon Axelrod ’21 took a physics class, worked an oral surgery internship at Weill Cornell and tied balloons...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Nov 7, 2019
- 1 min
College Jobs: What Works Best
Phys Org: "Research shows that about 10 to 20 hours per week is the sweet spot when it comes to working in college. Students who work 10...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Oct 30, 2019
- 1 min
Tuition: Who Pays What & Why
Hechinger Report: "While rising education costs and more amenities and luxury housing have played a role in pressing up the cost of...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Aug 20, 2019
- 1 min
FAFSA Doesn’t Budge Even With Nudge
Inside Higher Ed: “A study by economists at five universities, released this month by the National Bureau for Economic Research, suggests...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Aug 7, 2019
- 1 min
Top 10 Schools for Financial Aid
CNBC: “Yes, annual tuition plus room and board at four-year, private universities is much higher — $48,510, on average — compared to...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Jul 18, 2019
- 2 min
Financial Aid Can Change Over Time
MarketWatch: “Grants and scholarships are the best ways to pay for college because you don’t have to repay them. But if you chose a...