College Planning & Financial Aid Blog

Which one should you use to get the best results? People ask me all the time if they should apply Early Action and Early Decision. It’s not surprising that so many people know about these options, but what is surprising is that so few people truly understand what each one is – and how to use each one to their advantage. This article will help explain the key attributes of both and help you make a more informed decision when it comes to choosing the best route for your ki

How getting these few things right can make all the difference on a college application Are you familiar with the Pareto’s principle? It’s also known by a few other names, like the 80/20 rule and the Law of the Vital Few. Regardless of what you call it, this principle states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. It was named after Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto who noted back in 1896 that approximately 80% of the land in Italy was o

Everything you need to know to see if this new option is right for you An increasing number of colleges are offering a new way to help pay for college, but it is based on a pretty old idea. You may remember hearing back in 1997 that the musical legend David Bowie wanted to raise money for himself. And the special thing about his capital-raising strategy was that he pledged his future earnings to do it. By this point in his life, David Bowie had been a rock star for somethin

When I first started planning for college, I realized there were steps that had to be taken to get from a place of being worried about college to a place of having peace of mind. The problem was it was difficult identify all of those steps in advance. And even now, it seems like the colleges and the government want you to think that all you have to do is follow their path to be successful. In fact, they make it seem like their way is the only way, but that’s not true. The rea