NACAC Space Availability Survey Results 2012 Started in College Search & Selection by coloradogreycat on 05-02-2012
It looks like the NACAC Space Availability Survey Results for 2012 are now available.

I am going to fly, by myself, as a freshman, to other side of country... Started in Parents Forum by curleq94 on Yesterday
I am going to have to fly by myself, get a cab, move into dorm, get sheets, id card and everything, and I am freaking out...

College debt after death not a singular concern Started in Parents Forum by Dave_Berry on 05-14-2012
"... a Rutgers college student died in 2006, but his college loans lived on. The family contacted several lenders, including Sallie Mae ..." Another chapter in the cosigning-student-loans saga.

Test-Optional/Flexible Colleges in Top Tier Started in College Search & Selection by Sally_Rubenstone on 05-14-2012
Boston-based FairTest has compiled a list of test-optional (or test-flexible) colleges that fall in the U.S New & World Report "Top Tier"

Two Big Changes at Ithaca ... Test-Optional + Early Action Started in Ithaca College by Sally_Rubenstone on 05-11-2012
Ithaca College has announced two major changes for applicants entering in the fall of 2013 and thereafter.

The Number of Ph.D.s on Public Aid Triples in U.S. Started in Graduate School by Dave_Berry on 05-10-2012
"The life of an academic who pays hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition and lives off stipends and scholarhips is becoming more financially treacherous."

Do below-market rates on student loans hurt higher education? Started in Parents Forum by digmedia on 05-10-2012
"By creating a seller's market, the federal government has driven up the price of education and caused universities to have no incentive to keep costs low..." Agree? Disagree?

Why Private Student Loans Are A Dangerous Game Started in Parents Forum by Dave_Berry on 05-10-2012
Co-signing a younger relative's private student loans doesn't seem like a reckless idea. After all, it's an investment in their education and careers. BUT . . .