Posts Tagged ‘paying for college’
Insider tips for the week of Dec. 26, 2016
What to do when you haven’t saved much for college – The Washington Post has an excellent summary of financial options families have for college. Take 5 min. to familiarize yourself with ways to make it more affordable. How college is different than high school – Southern Methodist University put together a handy chart…
Read MoreInsider tips for the week of Dec. 5, 2016
Below are our latest insider tips to help your family with the complicated college process: Are you on the same page with your spouse about paying for college? – Money Magazine points out that a shocking number of parents shield their children from the reality of high college costs, and far too many haven’t talked…
Read MoreInsider tips for the week of Nov. 21, 2016
Below are our insider tips to help your family with the complicated college process: 4 financial aid questions that can cost you money – In a well-done article for Money Magazine, Kim Clark explains how colleges set their own rules for handing out their scholarships and how differences in two financial aid forms may or…
Read MoreMinnesota company helps families cut college costs
College Inside Track’s efforts to help families find the right fit and save money on college was featured on WCCO TV. The story profiles a family that worked with CIT’s Jay Benanav, who helped them work with a private college that was willing to reduce its cost from $47,000 to $17,000 a year, although the…
Read MoreShortcut to finding out how much the gov’t expects you to pay for college
College is a strange purchase, one of the few where you don’t know the final price until after you’ve done all the work. Imagine shopping for a home the way most people shop for college. You’d spend months driving (or flying) all over looking at houses that were in a certain neighborhood or had certain amenities.…
Read MoreEarlier FAFSA Submission Date Offers Students Better Chance At Aid
CIT’s Chris Wills was featured on WCCO TV sharing advice on the new October 1 FAFSA filing date. Among his suggestions: Families should file as close to the Oct. 1 date as possible because some of the financial aid is first come, first served. All families should complete the FAFSA, regardless of how much money they…
Read MoreCIT featured on WCCO Radio’s “Your Money” show
CIT’s Jay Benanav was a featured guest on the “Your Money” show on WCCO Radio hosted by Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb. Click here to listen to Jay’s segment, which starts at the 22:33 mark of the full episode.
Read MoreCollege costs even more than you thought it did
NPR has a helpful article on little-known costs of college. My two favorite takeaways: 1) Students living at home aren’t always saving money because they get less access to aid, and 2) Financial aid calculators overestimate how much parents can pay. Take a few minutes to read their 6 key findings.
Read MoreReading, writing and reducing college debt: Expert helps students manage costs
CIT’s work helping families reduce college debt was featured in the Elk River Star News.
Read MoreMyth Busters
CIT was featured in Saint Paul Magazine.
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