The path to higher education starts way before your senior year of high school, often as early as your freshman year. These blog posts will cover the questions you have about finishing high school, the college admissions process, and financial aid. But not everything in this section is for high school students. You’ll learn about money management and standardized tests for prospective graduate students. Plus, we’ve thrown in a bit of history about higher education in the United States so you know what you’re getting yourself into. From finishing high school to paying for college, we have you covered.
Preparation

Although most students who graduate from high school attend college immediately after (about 67% in 2017), many return to college as adults. In fact, of the nearly 20 million students projected to attend college in 2018, almost 40% were expected to be above the age of 25. The reasoning varies based on the […]
Why It Could Be a Good Idea to Go Back to College as an Adult

If you’re anything like millions of other college students and former college students, you might have student loans, or you might be considering them as a way to help finance your education. Managing your loans can be tricky though, especially if you don’t have a head for finances or compounding […]
Seven Mistakes You Shouldn’t Make with Student Loans

Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Elyssa Kirkham. Elyssa covers student loans, personal loans, debt, and credit for Student Loan Hero. Her work has been featured in TIME, CBS News, MSN Money, Business Insider, Daily Finance and more. We would like to thank her for her submission and […]
Four Ways to Cure Medical Student Loan Debt

Although I headed to college to earn my bachelor’s degree immediately after high school, as many do, I also returned to college later, as an adult, to work toward a master’s degree. I didn’t follow the traditional bachelor’s to master’s path, though.While an undergraduate, I’d started working as a therapist […]
My Experience as an Adult Student in an Online Degree Program

If you follow education in the news, you may remember reading an article (or at least seeing an article title) about colleges implementing test-optional admissions policies or colleges dropping their SAT or ACT writing requirements. These articles are becoming more and more common as colleges across the United States changes […]
The Lowdown on Test-Optional Colleges

Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Ray FitzGerald. Ray holds bachelor’s degrees in both journalism and education from the University of Florida and St. Leo University. He is a long-time teacher of the gifted in an elementary classroom setting and works with parents, educators and children at www.RaiseALegend.com to […]
Five Ways Parents Can Ensure Their Child Is Ready for College

¿Te has metido alguna vez en un aprieto económico por el uso excesivo de tus tarjetas de crédito?, ¿Has aprendido de ello?. Normalmente obtienes tus tarjetas de crédito a temprana edad cuando comienzas tu primer trabajo y quizás no tienes la madurez para comprender que te han otorgado un beneficio […]
Cómo controlar tus tarjetas de crédito

Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Rebecca Safier. Rebecca writes for Student Loan Hero about education, careers, and other personal finance topics. We would like to thank her for her submission and credit her as the author of this blog post. When you think of high-earning individuals, a doctor […]
Five Dos and Don’ts of Managing Student Loans as a New Doctor

The other day I received a phone call from a number that I didn’t recognize. Usually, I know better than to answer these, since they’re often people calling about an extended warranty on a car than I no longer own, but as a creature of habit, I picked up anyway. […]
How to Spot a Student Loan Repayment Scam

Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Kelsey O’Malley. We would like to thank her for her submission and credit her as the author of this blog post. When you hear the word “college”, what’s the first word that comes to your head? Stress? Aside from stressful, your […]
The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Freshman Year

Quizás seas el tipo de persona a la que le gusta presupuestar, y quizás también seas bueno haciéndolo. También es posible que no tengas la habilidad para esto, no lo hagas o incluso más, te estés preguntando ¿qué son las cuentas y por qué hacerlas?. ¿Has querido comprarte un par […]
La importancia de estimar tus gastos y aprender a ahorrar

Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Clay Pitsenbarger. We would like to thank him for his submission and credit him as the author of this blog post. Many Americans struggle with keeping track of their personal finances, which is part of the reason why there is such […]