Paying for College 
Colleges Now Required to Post Total Cost of Attendance(0)
Now that colleges are required to post the full cost of attendance on their financial aid webpages, families will get a more accurate picture of college costs. The College Navigator, which provides a great deal of data on individual colleges, now includes this net calculator as part of the search tool. Students can view a [...]
Full Story»Understanding the Admissions and Financial Aid Process
This article from the Washington Post provides an excellent financial aid case-study at one college, helping families understand more about how the process works with regard to merit aid offers at many institutions. Students will benefit from understanding this process as they plan their college lists. In addition, Jay Mathews of the Washington Post has [...]
New Admissions Process for the University of Washington
The Office of Admissions at the University of Washington just released significant news regarding changes to the admissions procedure for the Seattle campus. The University of Washington will be moving to a strictly pooling admission process and a single, earlier application deadline starting with Fall 2011 freshman applicants. Here are the details from the admissions [...]
Getting More Financial Aid
This article provides excellent suggestions in support of increasing financial aid offers.