College Made Simple Blogs
- May 14th, 2013 - The College Perkins Loan Crisis, Part 2
- May 12th, 2013 - The College Perkins Loan Crisis: Part 1
- April 29th, 2013 - How To Tackle the Most Difficult SAT Problems
- April 23rd, 2013 - Transferring Colleges: Frequently Asked Questions
- April 16th, 2013 - Housing: A Different Way To Offset The High Cost Of College
- April 12th, 2013 - College Planning Network: What People Are Saying
- April 2nd, 2013 - 4 Things To Do Before Heading off to College
- March 27th, 2013 - The College Tuition Freeze: A New Trend?
- March 21st, 2013 - How To Know What To Spend on College
- March 20th, 2013 - Does Financial Aid Have an Income Limit?
- March 11th, 2013 - Is College About To Get More Affordable?
- February 28th, 2013 - How To Make the Cost of Textbooks As Cheap as Possible
- February 22nd, 2013 - How To Find the Colleges that Give Out the Most Financial Aid
- February 5th, 2013 - FAFSA Questions: Taxes, the SAR, and CSS Profile
- January 22nd, 2013 - Need-Blind vs. Need-Aware in the College Admissions Process
- December 28th, 2012 - What Is the “College Base Year?”
- December 19th, 2012 - 3 Ways To Reduce College Costs
- December 11th, 2012 - Tips for Avoiding FAFSA Scams
- December 5th, 2012 - Waitlisted vs. Deferred in the College Admissions Process: What It Means
- November 27th, 2012 - How the FAFSA Differs from the CSS Profile
- November 20th, 2012 - FAFSA vs. The CSS Profile
- November 12th, 2012 - SAT Frequently Asked Questions: Part 2
- November 9th, 2012 - FAQs on the SAT
- October 24th, 2012 - Frequently Asked Questions on the “Common Application”
- October 19th, 2012 - Why Community College May Not Be Worth It
- October 17th, 2012 - How Many Colleges Should You Apply To?
- October 3rd, 2012 - Why College Is Still the Best Investment Your Child Can Make
- September 21st, 2012 - 8 Value Colleges You’ve Never Heard of
- September 7th, 2012 - Checklist for College-bound High School Juniors
- August 29th, 2012 - Pros and Cons of the DOE’s Financial Aid “Shopping Sheet”
- August 28th, 2012 - The 3-Year College Degree: A Trend on the Rise?
- August 8th, 2012 - Financial Aid Glossary of Terms
- August 7th, 2012 - More Great Values in Private Colleges
- June 11th, 2012 - 5 of the Best Values in Private Colleges
- June 4th, 2012 - How To Find a Job While You’re in College
- May 22nd, 2012 - Interning: The Smart Way to Land a Job After College
- May 16th, 2012 - The College Acceptance Criteria: What They’re Really Looking At
- May 16th, 2012 - Differences between the SAT and ACT
- May 16th, 2012 - Net Price Calculators: How Well Do They Estimate the Real College Cost?
- April 27th, 2012 - What Goes Into the Expected Family Contribution (EFC)?
- April 27th, 2012 - Why More Families Are Looking into Colleges with Co-op Education Programs
- April 17th, 2012 - How To Get the Maximum Money for Your Child’s College Education: Part 2
- April 17th, 2012 - How To Get Great Letters of Recommendation
- April 9th, 2012 - 4 Strategies Proven to Get the Most Money Possible for College
- April 4th, 2012 - How to Avoid the Deep Student Loan “Debt Trap”
- March 22nd, 2012 - Provisional Admission & Acceptance
- March 21st, 2012 - The Benefits of Today’s College Co-op Programs
- March 13th, 2012 - 5 Crucial Tips That Can Help You Improve Your SAT Score
- March 9th, 2012 - A Brief Guide for Saving Money on College Textbooks
- March 6th, 2012 - What You Can Learn from the College Yield Rate
- March 2nd, 2012 - What Are the “Hidden Costs” of College?
- February 10th, 2012 - How Divorce Affects College Admissions and Tuition
- January 31st, 2012 - The Straight Facts on Paying Back Your Student Loans
- January 30th, 2012 - The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) Explained: What It is & How to Use It
- January 23rd, 2012 - How Rising U.K. Tuition Is Affecting U.S. College Admission
- January 17th, 2012 - How To Schedule for the SAT: Part 2 – the “SAT II’s”
- January 12th, 2012 - How To Schedule for the SAT
- January 9th, 2012 - FAFSA FAQs: Verification, Changes, PINs and Status
- January 5th, 2012 - The Pros and Cons of the Early College Application
- January 3rd, 2012 - 3 Ways To Get More Free Money for College
- December 27th, 2011 - How To Manage “Senioritis” with your College Admissions
- December 23rd, 2011 - Financial Aid Eligibility: Why It’s Always a Good Idea To Submit the FAFSA
- December 21st, 2011 - The 4 Main Types of College Aid
- December 16th, 2011 - 3 Questions Families Should Know About The FAFSA
- December 15th, 2011 - A New Trend in 529 College Savings Plans
- December 12th, 2011 - Getting a Leg Up on Your Student’s College Sports Recruitment: Part 2 – “Getting Noticed”
- December 8th, 2011 - How Game-based Learning Is Transforming the College Classroom
- November 29th, 2011 - College and Taxes: 4 Tax Breaks That Can Counter High College Costs
- November 28th, 2011 - How To Find The School With The Best Financial Aid
- November 28th, 2011 - Getting a Leg Up on Your Student’s College Sports Recruitment
- November 23rd, 2011 - Tips for the Financial Aid Application Process
- November 21st, 2011 - What to do Before You Apply for Financial Aid
- November 18th, 2011 - How Middle Class Families Can Still Afford College
- November 18th, 2011 - How to Turn Facebook into your College Admissions Advantage
- November 16th, 2011 - How to Get a Great College Education by Leaving the Country
- November 15th, 2011 - How Much Should I Spend on College?
- November 15th, 2011 - The 5 Best College Student Jobs
- September 26th, 2011 - Why the Cost of College Is so High
- September 22nd, 2011 - The College Savings Armageddon
- September 20th, 2011 - 5 Ways To Pay For College During Tough Times
- September 18th, 2011 - 5 Ways To Pay for College in Tough Times
- September 9th, 2011 - How Early Decision Can Affect Financial Aid | College Made Simple
- September 7th, 2011 - Why 529 Plans Aren’t Working for Families with College-bound Kids | College Made Simple
- August 29th, 2011 - 5 Proven Ways to Increase the SAT Score | College Made Simple
- August 17th, 2011 - How to Graduate College in 4 Years or Less | College Made Simple
- August 11th, 2011 - How to Write the Financial Aid Appeal Letter: 6 Key Strategies
- August 11th, 2011 - How to Master the SAT Essay | College Made Simple
- July 8th, 2011 - Do 529 Plans Hurt Financial Aid? | College Made Simple
- July 8th, 2011 - Top College Planning Questions from Parents: Part 2 | College Made Simple
- June 30th, 2011 - Top College Planning Questions from Parents: Part 1 | College Made Simple
- June 30th, 2011 - The PSAT and College Admissions: Does it Count? | College Made Simple
- June 15th, 2011 - Why College Counseling is More Important than Ever: Part 2 | College Made Simple
- June 15th, 2011 - What are the Most Common Scholarships? | College Made Simple
- June 10th, 2011 - What to do Before You Apply to College | College Made Simple
- June 2nd, 2011 - 5 Reasons College Counseling is More Important than Ever | College Made Simple
- June 2nd, 2011 - How to Make College Cheaper: Part 3 | College Made Simple
- May 26th, 2011 - How to Get into an Elite Private College… for Less Than a State School
- May 25th, 2011 - Social Media and College Admissions
- May 20th, 2011 - How to Make College Cheaper: Part 2 – Strategies | College Made Simple
- May 19th, 2011 - How to Make College Cheaper: Part 1 – Scholarships | College Made Simple
- May 12th, 2011 - Students Who Work During College | College Made Simple
- May 12th, 2011 - What’s the Value of a College Education Today? | College Made Simple
- May 5th, 2011 - Recent Changes in Student Loans: “Losing the Middleman” | College Made Simple
- May 5th, 2011 - What are College Yield Rates? | College Made Simple
- April 27th, 2011 - The Best Way to Improve SAT Scores
- April 27th, 2011 - How to Get off the College Wait List | College Made Simple
- April 27th, 2011 - How College Admissions has Changed – Video | College Made Simple
- April 15th, 2011 - The Top 10 Myths about College Athletic Scholarships
- April 14th, 2011 - Record College Applications for Class of 2015 – Video
- April 14th, 2011 - Colleges with the Best Return on Investment
- April 8th, 2011 - Finding Colleges with Low Tuition
- March 30th, 2011 - How College Admissions has Changed
- March 24th, 2011 - What to Do After the FAFSA
- March 23rd, 2011 - What are the Most Common Scholarships?
- March 18th, 2011 - Social Media and College Admissions
- March 18th, 2011 - SAT-Optional Colleges
- March 18th, 2011 - The Best Time for College Tours
- March 17th, 2011 - After the College Application
- March 11th, 2011 - What are the Best Colleges for Social Sciences?
- March 9th, 2011 - When Should Seniors Apply for College?
- March 7th, 2011 - Which Test is Harder: The SAT or ACT?
- March 4th, 2011 - College Admissions Trends
- March 3rd, 2011 - What are College Fee Waivers… and What Colleges Accept Them?
- February 25th, 2011 - What is the CSS Financial Aid Profile?
- February 24th, 2011 - What Scholarships Can I Apply for as a Junior?
- February 23rd, 2011 - The Pros and Cons of Getting AP College Credit
- February 18th, 2011 - FAFSA Deadline for 2012
- February 16th, 2011 - SAT Fee Waivers for College Applications
- February 11th, 2011 - The Pros and Cons of Getting AP College Credit
- February 11th, 2011 - Questions to Ask on College Campus Tours
- February 9th, 2011 - FAFSA Frequently Asked Questions: Siblings in College, ‘Deadbeat’ Parents, & Outside Scholarships
- February 4th, 2011 - Pros and Cons of the College Gap Year
- February 4th, 2011 - Record College Applications for Class of 2015
- February 4th, 2011 - What is “Early Admission” to College?
- January 28th, 2011 - SAT-Optional Colleges, Part 2
- January 28th, 2011 - Is Early Admission a Good Idea?
- January 26th, 2011 - 4 of the Best College Bargains
- January 21st, 2011 - What do College Admissions Look for?
- January 20th, 2011 - False Information on the FAFSA
- January 18th, 2011 - 3 Simple Steps for Making College More Affordable – Part 2
- January 14th, 2011 - 3 Simple Steps for Making College More Affordable
- January 14th, 2011 - What to Look for in a College Savings Plan
- January 13th, 2011 - The 4 Types of Parents in the College Application Process
- January 13th, 2011 - The 5 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make in the College Funding Process… and What to do About Them
- January 13th, 2011 - The 4 Things to Look for in a College Savings Plan
- January 12th, 2011 - The College Video Essay
- January 7th, 2011 - What are the Best 529 Plans? Part 2
- January 7th, 2011 - What are the Best 529 Plans?
- January 5th, 2011 - How Does FAFSA Eligibility Get Determined?
- December 25th, 2010 - How Does My EFC Work?
- December 23rd, 2010 - The College Savings “Survival Guide”, Part 2
- December 23rd, 2010 - The College Savings “Survival Guide”
- December 17th, 2010 - What are the Hardest SAT Problems?
- December 10th, 2010 - The College Savings Crisis: Part II
- December 10th, 2010 - FAFSA Frequently Asked Questions: Loans, Student Aid Reports, and Divorce
- December 9th, 2010 - When, How and Where to Apply for Scholarships
- December 3rd, 2010 - FAFSA Frequently Asked Questions:
- November 30th, 2010 - What is the SAT Score Choice?
- November 29th, 2010 - How to Opt Out of 529 College Savings Plans
- November 19th, 2010 - When to Apply for the FAFSA
- November 18th, 2010 - The Common Application vs. the Universal Application
- November 12th, 2010 - Early Decision Vs. Early Action
- November 8th, 2010 - How Demonstrated Interest Could Help Your College Admissions Chances
- November 5th, 2010 - The College Savings Crisis
- November 4th, 2010 - What are the Top Colleges by Salary Potential?
- October 29th, 2010 - Are College Endowments Safe?
- October 26th, 2010 - How Is Financial Aid Calculated?
- October 22nd, 2010 - Guessing Now Allowed in the AP Test
- October 19th, 2010 - SAT-Optional Colleges
- October 18th, 2010 - College Admissions Strategies, Part 2
- October 15th, 2010 - Do Colleges Check Facebook?
- October 15th, 2010 - College Admissions Strategies
- October 15th, 2010 - College Tuition Discounts
- October 8th, 2010 - What Do I Need to Know for the SAT 2?
- October 7th, 2010 - The 5 Most Common Types of SAT Problems
- October 5th, 2010 - Helicopter Parents
- October 1st, 2010 - College Admissions Essay Help
- September 29th, 2010 - SAT vs ACT
- September 27th, 2010 - The Student Loan Debt Bubble
- September 24th, 2010 - How to Reduce Your Expected Family Contribution
- September 24th, 2010 - The Actual Cost of College
- September 22nd, 2010 - How to Get Into Ivy League Colleges
- September 17th, 2010 - How to Prepare for College Interviews
- September 15th, 2010 - College Application Checklist
- September 15th, 2010 - How to Guarantee Your Child Gets a Job After College: Part II
- September 10th, 2010 - How to Guarantee Your Child Gets a Job After College
- September 9th, 2010 - Are College Endowments Turning to Gold?
- September 8th, 2010 - Are You Eligible for Need-Based Financial Aid?
- September 2nd, 2010 - How to Keep Your College Costs as Low as Possible
- August 31st, 2010 - Are 529 Plans a Good Idea? Part 2
- August 27th, 2010 - Are 529 Plans a Good Idea?
- August 26th, 2010 - How to Save for Your Child’s College: Part 2
- August 25th, 2010 - How to Save for Your Child’s College
- August 23rd, 2010 - How to Save Money on College Textbooks: Rent!
- August 20th, 2010 - What ACT Scores Mean for Colleges Today
- August 18th, 2010 - Is Community College a Good Choice?
- August 18th, 2010 - America’s 15 Best Colleges of 2011
- August 16th, 2010 - How Parents are Saving for College Today
- August 11th, 2010 - How to Pick the Right College in 2013
- July 12th, 2010 - Is a College Education Still Worth the Money?
- June 26th, 2010 - 3 Little Known Ways to Get More Free Money for College
- June 8th, 2010 - How To Improve Your ACT Score & Ace the Test
- May 20th, 2010 - How to Get a College Loan Despite Bad Credit
- May 7th, 2010 - Private College Tuition at an Amazing 53% Discount
- May 3rd, 2010 - 6 Heinous Scholarship Scams
- April 27th, 2010 - How to Get More Financial Aid for College
- April 27th, 2010 - Are College Financial Aid Dollars Drying Up?
- April 19th, 2010 - How to Save 20% or More on Your Kid’s College Education
- April 11th, 2010 - Bill Gates Foundation Study: “Guidance Counselors College Advice Unhelpful to Students”
- March 30th, 2010 - College Admission Rejection Secrets of the Rich and Famous
- March 22nd, 2010 - The Dark Side of Having your Kids Pay for College
- March 8th, 2010 - The Top 10 Growing Career Fields
- March 1st, 2010 - Pre-Paid College Tuition Plans Rocked by State Funding Shortfalls
- February 22nd, 2010 - How to Protect Yourself From Financial Aid and College Scholarship Scams
- February 18th, 2010 - The Fight for College Money – Financial Aid Applications Up 40%
- February 8th, 2010 - 5 Ways to Save on Your Child’s College Education
- February 5th, 2010 - University Funds Shrink by 18.7% by While College President Salaries Increase by 15.5%
- January 22nd, 2010 - How to Increase the Private Scholarship Money Your Child Receives for College
- January 14th, 2010 - When FAFSAs Go Bad
- January 6th, 2010 - 5 Tips on How to Fill Out the FAFSA Form
- January 4th, 2010 - Are College Financial Aid Dollars Drying Up?
- December 28th, 2009 - The 529 Plan Crisis
- December 15th, 2009 - How to Fight Skyrocketing College Costs
- December 1st, 2009 - How to Get a Student Loan “Bailout”…
- November 11th, 2009 - Is This the Best Way to Save for College?
- October 27th, 2009 - How to Take Control of the College Funding Process
- October 27th, 2009 - How to Pick the College That’ll Give You the Best Financial Aid Package
- October 27th, 2009 - How to Negotiate the Best Deal on a College Education
- October 26th, 2009 - How to Get Maximum Money for College
- October 26th, 2009 - A Treasure Chest of Tips to Beat the High Cost of College…
- October 26th, 2009 - What to Do After You Fill Out Your College Financial Aid Forms
- October 26th, 2009 - 8 Vital Questions Every Parent Must Ask Colleges Before Applying for Financial Aid…
- October 26th, 2009 - 7 Strategies to Help You Get the Maximum Amount of Money for Your Child’s College Education…
- October 26th, 2009 - Paying for College: 5 Secrets for Financial Aid
- October 26th, 2009 - Paying for College Catastrophe
- October 19th, 2009 - 5 Disastrous Mistakes Parents Make When Applying for College Funding
- October 19th, 2009 - 5 Tips on Paying for College if You Don’t Get Enough Financial Aid
- October 19th, 2009 - 9 Ways to Increase the SAT Score by 203 Points or More
- October 19th, 2009 - Why Your SAT Prep Course Could be Ripping You Off…
