The New York Times reported in late April that in the current economy, more families are filing financial aid appeals with schools that have already admitted their child and offered an aid package. Financial aid appeals are typically handled by the school’s director of financial aid. In one ..
When my son was applying to college there was a school our guidebook referred to as “the caring college.” I have to admit that I loved the sound of that – it conjured up comfy images of school personnel following my son around with chocolate milk and warm cookies, encouraging him to get ..
The Washington Post, in its column, The Answer Sheet: A School Survival Guide for Parents, reports[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/college-admissions/more-colleges-join-50k-plus-a.html] that more colleges than ever now cost $50,000 or more per year. For example, Harvard students ..
Years ago, I asked a friend why her daughter selected a certain urban university as her final college choice. “It was easy,” her mother informed me. “She weighed all the academic, social and financial considerations, and then picked the only school that guaranteed her a private ..
Another excellent Article in NYtimes for students on the waitlist http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/education/14waitlist.html?pagewanted=print