Advice for Families

How Fairfield University Ended Up With Few Low Income Students
New York Times, November 19, 2022

The Discount Data That Some Colleges Won't Publish
New York Times, September 24, 2022

You Still Have Time to Ask Colleges for More Financial Aid
New York Times, April 23, 2021

So You Got Financial Aid for College. But How Do You Pay for the Rest of It?
New York Times, February 20, 2020

College Fees Could Be a Big Surprise
Boston Globe, August 20, 2018

College's First Test: How to Pay for It
New York Times, April 24, 2018

With a Tax Deduction Gone, Is Home Equity a Smart Way to Pay for College?
New York Times, January 13, 2018

6 Ways to Cut the Cost of College
The College Solution, January 6, 2018

The Big Pause You Should Take Before Co-Signing a Student Loan
New York Times, August 12, 2016

Low Income Students

Yale College Students Benefit from Enhancements to Financial Aid
Yale News, October 28, 2016

Misunderstood Tuition: An Elite-College Case Study
New York Times, August 5, 2014

Financial Aid

A New FAFSA Form Is Coming, Along with Changes in College Aid
New York Times, August 11, 2023

Changes in FAFSA May Reduce College Aid for Some Families
New York Times, January 29, 2021

FAFSA's Expected Family Contribution Is Going Away. Good Riddance.
New York Times, December 30, 2020

NASFAA Deep-Dive: Changes to Federal Methodology, Other Student Aid Changes from Spending Bill
NASFAA Policy and Federal Relations Staff, December 21, 2020

A Worrisome Drop in College Aid Application
New York Times, December 18, 2020

Pandemic Increases Importance of Filing Early for Financial Aid
New York Times, September 25, 2020

How to Predict Merit Aid in a Strange College Application Season
New York Times, September 25, 2020

Tips for Decoding College Financial Aid Offers
New York Times, February 14, 2020

FAFSA Says How Much You Can Pay for College. It's Often Wrong.
New York Times, November 15, 2019

Before Deciding on a College, Look Closely at the Financial Aid Letter
New York Times, April 19, 2019

Tips for Interpreting Award Letters
The Institute for College Access and Success, September 10, 2017

To Trim The Tuition Bill, Haggle (or Hire a Haggler)
New York Times, April 15, 2017

How to Appeal Financial Aid Offers
New York Times, April 25, 2015

Student Debt

Goodbye Loans, Hello Grants: Smith College to Deliver Big Boost to Students Receiving Need-Based Aid
Boston Globe, October 22, 2021

What's Changing in the New FAFSA and What's Not
New York Times, September 17, 2021

A Federal College Loan Program Can Trap Parents in Debt
New York Times, June 6, 2021

Interest Rates on Federal Student Loans Will Rise in July
New York Times, May 28, 2021

A Parent Trap? New Data Offers More Dire View of College Debt
New York Times, December 24, 2020

Tips for College Graduates Making Their First Loan Payments
New York Times, November 1, 2019

How Student Debt Can Ruin Home Buying Dreams
New York Times, May 25, 2018

Rates on Federal Student Loans Are Falling
New York Times, June 24, 2016

The College Debt Crisis Is Even Worse Than You Think
Boston Globe, May 18, 2016

Sallie Mae Now Offers Education Loans to Parents
New York Times, April 29, 2016

Answering Questions on Student Loans and the Murky Future
New York Times, September 14, 2012

College Bound? Private Loans Should Be Last Resort
Boston Globe, June 6, 2012

Merit Scholarships

Merit Aid (or Lack Thereof) Makes Early Decision Even Murkier
New York Times, January 7, 2022

High School Grades Could Be Worth $100,000. Time to Tell Your Child?
New York Times, January 23, 2021

Why It's So Hard to Calculate What You'll Pay for College
New York Times, January 19, 2018

Colleges Grapple with Merit-Based Aid
Boston Globe, May 28, 2013

Help for the Not So Needy - Merit Scholarships
New York Times, July 17, 2012