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A Federal College Loan Program Can Trap Parents in Debt

by Ferah Aziz | Jun 7, 2021 | Financial News

A Federal College Loan Program Can Trap Parents in Debt By Tara Siegel Bernard, The New York Times, June 6, 2021 Kate Schweizer and her husband didn’t want their two daughters, just 13 months apart, to begin their adult lives saddled with college debt, so they...

College Board is scrapping SAT’s optional essay and subject tests

by Ferah Aziz | Jan 20, 2021 | News of Interest, Test News

By Nick Anderson, The Washington Post, January 19, 2021 Two major stress points in the grueling rituals of college admissions testing are vanishing this year: the optional essay-writing section of the SAT and the supplementary exams in various fields known as SAT...

A Parent Trap? New Data Offers More Dire View of College Debt

by Ferah Aziz | Jan 4, 2021 | Financial News, News of Interest

In a separate loan program, more parents are loading up on debt, often in greater amounts than their children. By Kevin Carey, The New York Times, December 24, 2020 If you have children nearing college age, you’ve probably heard a lot about student loans. Americans...

FAFSA’s Expected Family Contribution Is Going Away. Good Riddance.

by Ferah Aziz | Dec 31, 2020 | Financial News, News of Interest

The dollar figure that the federal financial aid form spits out has long left families confused and despondent. And then, there are those great expectations. By Ron Lieber, The New York Times, December 30, 2020 The Expected Family Contribution — a dreaded and...

College Is Everywhere Now

by Ferah Aziz | Sep 4, 2020 | News of Interest

Yale students in Barbados. Michigan students in Brooklyn. Berkeley students in Las Vegas? Off-campus housing is way off-campus now. By Taylor Lorenz, NYTimes.com, August 28, 2020 As the fall semester begins, many college students will be attending classes from the...