6 other college expenses (and opportunities) to consider when the financial aid letter arrives
(BPT) – The last year of high school is a whirl of activity, and it’s no different when it comes to the final leg of college selection. Once the acceptance notifications arrive, it will soon be time to sit down with a different stack of mail: financial aid letters and other college expenses to consider.
As you undoubtedly know, the cost of college is no small investment. In the 2017-18 academic year, the average tuition and fees for four-year public colleges is $25,620, while for private colleges, the costs are $33,520, and public two-year colleges cost $3,570, according to the College Board.
At the same time, the College Board reports that more than 70 percent of students receive grants to help pay for college. Hopefully, those financial letters contain some good news.
For most families, analyzing the letters is a process of uncovering the college that can offer the best education at the best value for your student. One way to get there is to parse the details of the letter itself so you understand the net cost of your student’s education. Still, it’s critical View full post…
It’s been a long four years, but you finally graduated from college. You really put forth a lot of effort and studied hard to earn your bachelor’s degree. Searching for a job has begun, and in addition, you are being faced with paying off student loans that are mountain high.
With outstanding student loans for college, as well as student loan delinquencies, at an all-time high, law schools continue to add to the problem. At the present time, there are many more graduates than jobs, yet the law schools continue to raise tuition, further compounding the problem.
College tuition is already ascending towards record setting levels, but as reported in the latest survey from 
