by Adam Pieper | Aug 14, 2019 | Articles
The Cost of Attendance (COA) is calculated by schools (as dictated by Congress) to estimate the total costs of attending for one year. It not only includes tuition and housing, but also books, supplies, transportation, loan fees, dependent care (if applicable),...
by Adam Pieper | Jul 26, 2019 | Articles
Admissions officers, recruiters, counselors, professors, and future employers are checking your social media. They’re seeing what you post AND what you comment on other sites they also follow. And they’re often looking back (way back!) to your early high school...
by Adam Pieper | Jun 26, 2019 | Articles, Uncategorized
What could be worse than owing tens of thousands of dollars in college student loans? Answer: owing tens of thousands in loans, without a diploma to show for your time and money. Pulitzer Prize-winner David Leonhardt, Sahil Chinoy, and the Urban Institute researched...
by Adam Pieper | Jun 13, 2019 | Articles, Uncategorized
Though parents should be focusing on funding their own retirement, too many are sabotaging their financial health with burdensome student loan debt: private debt or Parent PLUS loans. Last year, the average PLUS loan balance was $35,600. Nearly one in three parents...
by Adam Pieper | Jun 13, 2019 | Articles
Our mission at OnToCollege is to help schools and families create two and four-year college graduates with minimal debt. Thus, we encourage all parents to sit down with their students before 11th grade to have the ‘Money Talk.’ Long-time suburban Chicago counselor...
