Insider Tips for the week of December 6, 2025

Scholarship stacking – Scholarship stacking refers to the ability to add up aid, grants, and scholarships from multiple sources. But the catch, as CIT’s Anne Weber explains, is not all colleges allow it.

How to build a perfect college list – How do you craft a college list that’s perfectly balanced: not too vast, not too limited, and precisely aligned with your aspirations? Check out the insight from CIT’s Paige Feldman.

Small business exclusion for financial aid is back – The recent budget bill reinstated the small business owner exclusion as part of the federal financial aid formula. Learn more about this and other notable policy changes in our latest article.

Focus on college fit, not rankings – CIT’s Cozy Wittman was featured on WCCO TV discussing the importance of finding the right college fit.

Campus Profile: University of Mississippi – CIT’s Anne Weber shares observations from her recent college visit to Ole Miss.