25 Most Expensive Colleges in 2023
In 1950, the University of Pennsylvania charged $600 per year to attend—roughly $6,000 in 2023 money. Today, Penn’s annual cost of attendance is over $83,000. By 1960, most private institutions charged an annual fee of…
2022-23 Johns Hopkins Transfer Acceptance Rate, Requirements, and Application Deadline
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland is among the Ivy-equivalent colleges that now perennially sports a single-digit acceptance rate. This means that very few of the deserving crop of 37,000+ applicants are ultimately going to…
National Merit Scholarship PSAT Score Cutoff by State 2022-2023
Before we reveal the National Merit Scholarship PSAT score cutoff by state in 2022-2023 and National Merit Scholarship requirements, a short history lesson…In 1955, the headlines were dominated by earth-shaking events such as Rosa Parks’…
How to Apply for Financial Aid
If you are the parent of a college-bound teen, you’ve likely spent at least a few sleepless nights fretting about the subject of paying for college. If it is any comfort, you are far from…
How to Earn College Credits in High School
Too many talented students pass up opportunities to earn college credits during their high school years for just a tiny fraction of what they will pay later in freshman tuition. Understanding the options that may…
Best Online Colleges – Top 10 Online Bachelor’s Degree Programs
Online master’s programs have proliferated in the past decade to the point that, no matter your field of interest, page one of your Google search results will contain a parade of elite universities excited to…
How to Get In-State Tuition
To most of us, the concept of in-state tuition is a straightforward proposition. Government subsidized public institutions offer a lower tuition price to residents of their state. Families can elect to take advantage of the…
Colleges to Avoid
Check out our video below to learn more! To those expecting a straightforward bash-list of institutions that we do not think highly of—we apologize for disappointing you. The internet is littered with “clickbait” lists of…
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