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Room and Board Advice
By John Whelan, Sophomore at Tufts University
Living and eating at college obviously gets expensive, but as with all things, there are ways around the large sticker cost of your school's recommended meal plan or your housing choices.
If you go to a college that grades its… More »
Shopping and saving in college
Many college students love shopping, but more often than not, it results in unnecessary expenses. Shopping can be fantastic, to be sure, but it's a great way to throw away money, and we're trying to save.
If you break down… More »
Your Academic Resume
By John Whelan, Sophomore at Tufts University
Assembling your academic resume is an important challenge to rise up to, as a good resume is crucial for a college application. Writing up your resume isn't as easy as you may think, however; a good resume is essentially a… More »
My College List: What do I want?
By John Whelan, Sophomore at Tufts University
This is an important question. It seems pretty simple, but your answer is going to have a huge impact on four years of your life. When you're looking at colleges and beginning to put a list together, there are a… More »
Application Deadlines and Types: Early Decision, Early Action, Rolling, and Regular
By John Whelan, Sophomore at Tufts University
The whole college admissions process is pretty confusing--I don't think anyone would disagree with that statement. Sometimes it's confusing as a result of having to juggle five, eight, ten, even fourteen applications at once; if you don't know what's going… More »
Alternative ways to pay for college
College is expensive, and a cocktail of financial aid, scholarships, grants, work-study jobs, as well as both federal and private loans is often prescribed to help alleviate the immediate financial burden of paying for college. That said, there are some… More »
Financial Responsibility in College
As a college student, the easiest mistake to make is letting your newfound independence hijack your finances. It's incredibly easy to spend money left and right when you go off to school, so here are a few tips to live… More »
Don’t choose a college based on the sticker price
"Sticker prices" of colleges these days are so high that the numbers can make one's heart skip a beat or two in financial fear. Well, we're here to tell you that the intimidating cost of college shouldn't stop you from… More »
Top myths and mistakes in paying for college
Concerned about paying for college? Read up on these common myths and mistakes made throughout the paying-for-college process, and be sure not to make them yourself.
Mistake #1. We will have plenty of time to deal with the cost issue… More »
The Killer Cost of Textbooks, and Ways to Survive
By John Whelan, Sophomore at Tufts University
There are many costs of college apart from tuition, and the high cost of college textbooks is perhaps the most notorious. Just speak to a student or their parents around the beginning of a semester and you're bound to hear… More »
