Recently, I attended an admissions presentation that the University of Chicago put on for children of alumni. It was good, mostly in that it confirmed that things haven’t changed much over the years other than the level of competition for spots. They are still trying to find the same type of student, top 10% -ish… [Read More]
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Category: College Admissions and Costs
Paying for college: Should you go Greek?
Fraternities and sororities are expensive, but they are also a key part of life on many college campuses. Are they worth it? I was in a sorority. In hindsight, I’m not sure it was worth the money, but I am still friends with many of my sisters. If I bought my friends, I bought good… [Read More]
Paying for college: Planning if you don’t plan on getting aid
The handy FinAid calculator may show that your family will get little or no financial aid for the college of your kid’s dreams. It happens, and many families are surprised when it does. They may not think of themselves as rich, or maybe life got in the way of saving money. Furthermore, colleges expect that… [Read More]
Paying for college: Will you get financial aid?
Will you get financial aid for college? That’s a tough question because it depends on so many things: how much money you make, how you make it, what you owe, how many children are at home, and what college the child attends. Advice on how to structure your personal finances (general savings, retirement savings, paying… [Read More]
Paying for college: Rich people and education
Recently, Allison Benedikt wrote a piece for Slate arguing that if you send your child to private school, you are a bad person. I don’t agree; I’ve never gone to public school and my kid is now in a private high school, and I like to think that my parents are good people and that… [Read More]
