For decades, students on the college hunt have been told to “show the love.” Show up early for those campus tours. Respond glowingly to those generic admissions emails. Do whatever it takes to show the colleges on your list that you like them a whole bloomin’ bunch. Why? Because putting extra effort into demonstrating interest…
Continue Reading How Demonstrating Interest in a College can Actually Hurt You
Seriously. Never depend on a college finder quiz or a college matching tool to build your college list. Why? 1. A college finder quiz assumes that students don’t change in college. Does a person change much over four years? Of course they do – likes and dislikes, emotional range and depth, even fundamental shifts in…
Continue Reading 3 Reasons to Never Trust a College Finder Quiz
The Maddening Mirage of College Pricing Shopping for college is like seeing a mirage adrift in a hall of mirrors. Most of the time, a school’s announced price is totally meaningless, tens of thousands of dollars more than what they ask you to pay. But “most of the time” doesn’t mean all of the time,…
Continue Reading A Better Way to Shop for Colleges
Whether you’re a hip gen Z’er browsing college apps on a smartwatch or a crusty cowboy mailing college applications by pony express, the way to get yourself into college still boils down to four steps: Make a shortlist of schools Apply to some of them Get accepted at least once Enroll at the best remaining…
Continue Reading How Do You Simplify Today’s College Search?
Contributed by a TuitionFit parent: If you have looked eagerly forward to the day you may retire comfortably, you know you need to figure out 2 things: What college will the kids get accepted to How is it getting paid for I’ve been anticipating this day for more years than I can count. I got…
Continue Reading A Dad’s-Eye View: The Emotional Impact of College Financial Aid Offers
Way too often, people think that the college search is all about where you get in. Sure, some folks are just about the snobbery of it, but most folks genuinely believe that the more “elite” the brand name of the college, the better the network of professional connections that their child gains access to as…
Continue Reading Conned into Buying Something You’ll Never Need
The best way to see your college journey is through imagining where you want to be in the years after graduation. The best way to begin that journey is through financial fit.
Continue Reading When Building a College List, Always Start with Financial Fit
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