Leveraging Early Decision to Apply to Top Colleges

Leveraging Early Decision to Apply to Top Colleges

Posted inCollegeFebruary 27, 2024
Every college has application deadlines. You can only be admitted by submitting all necessary information through their application app (probably Common App). There are different ways and times you can apply, though. One critical method available at…
How to Start Applying to Top Colleges

How to Start Applying to Top Colleges

Posted inCollegeFebruary 20, 2024
One of the significant changes in the college landscape is how students apply to the colleges they want to attend. In the past, applicants needed to submit different forms to each university they hoped to attend. The…
Top Colleges and the SAT

Top Colleges and the SAT

Posted inCollegeFebruary 13, 2024
This is a reader-friendly version of the data found here. However, it would be best if you did not use this PDF as a definitive resource, as it looks like it was published in 2015. **Recent Changes**02-25-2024:…
FIRE Assets and College Financial Aid

FIRE Assets and College Financial Aid

Posted inCollege, ThoughtsJanuary 30, 2024
I touched on this subject in my 2024 Financial Aid & FIRE and Surprise Benefit of FIRE in Southern Illinois post. Still, I would like to elaborate further on my frustration with the financial aid system of top-tier colleges. 2024-25…
University of Toronto Cost for Americans

University of Toronto Cost for Americans

Posted inCollege, ThoughtsDecember 12, 2023
My oldest child is looking at colleges and said they would like to attend school in Canada. They enjoy the weather and the politics. Unfortunately, the school has become increasingly unaffordable for international students. Tuition is $45,000+, and you…
2024 Financial Aid & FIRE

2024 Financial Aid & FIRE

Posted inCollege, FIREDecember 5, 2023
One of the reasons for FIRE is a desire to have total control over your finances. But, when it comes to paying for college, your hands become tied by colleges deciding how much money you are…
Liberal Arts?

Liberal Arts?

Posted inCollege, ThoughtsNovember 28, 2023
I should have put more effort into deciding what college I would attend. I knew my brother went to The University of Illinois and that it was an excellent school for Computer Science. I applied to…