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529 Tax Benefits Explained

How will your kid pay for college when the time comes? Unsurpassed tax benefits for families using a 529 plan can make a real difference. Learn more about the benefits…

ScholarShare 529October 1, 2025

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7 Tips for Parents of First-Generation Students from a Student Success Coach

Rather there are myriad ways students can make the most of undergraduate study based on their majors, living situations, strengths, prior experiences, use of resources, and campus involvement. Each of…

Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.September 16, 2025

A portrait of an Asian college student on campus. She holds a notebook and pencil and is wearing a backpack.

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Underserved Students: Who They Are and Support to Look For

Let’s look at two things about underserved students: who they are and the types of support that can help them make the most of college. Who They Are In the…

Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.September 15, 2025

Academic Success Senior Student

Majors, Minors, and Careers… Oh My!

As students begin navigating both known and unknown academic majors and minors, while continuing to picture their future career(s)—and how to get there—it will be important they seize opportunities that…

Michelle Samuels-Jones, Ed.D.August 22, 2025

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How to Pick a Major

If your kid is not really sure yet what she wants to be when she grows up--don’t worry. She’s in great company. Most people change not only majors, but entire…

Laura Reisert Kalinkewicz, Ph.D.August 22, 2025

Affording College Junior Student Senior Student

Understanding Sources of Financial Aid: Tips for Californians

With so many schools, it is important to understand options for financing your student’s degree. Government aid: Both federal and state governments give aid based on data provided on the…

Laura Reisert Kalinkewicz, Ph.D.August 22, 2025

Academic Success Junior Student Parenting Senior Student

How to Strengthen Your Student’s Growth Mindset

In the academic setting, habits of thinking influence the ways students begin, manage, and explain the results of tasks, like projects and papers. Their mindsets—attributional beliefs about their abilities as…

Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.August 19, 2025

Junior Student Parenting Senior Student

A Necessary Partnership

There’s even a seasonal lawn mower parent—the “snow blower” who clears obstacles out of their student’s way. Quite likely, these or similar terms have contributed to less-than-optimal relationships between families…

Michelle Samuels-Jones, Ed.D.August 16, 2025

Parenting Senior Student

Send-off Letters for Our College-Bound Freshmen

As parents, writing a heartfelt send-off letter is one way to share feelings, reflections, and hopes that haven’t yet been fully or clearly expressed. It’s also an opportunity to impart…

ScholarShare 529August 13, 2025

Parenting Senior Student

Essential Money Conversations Before College Drop Off Day

Before college drop-off day, make sure you’ve had an open and honest conversation about the following topics if you haven’t already. 1. The overall cost of college There’s no sense…

Patricia A. Roberts, J.D.August 4, 2025

Senior Student Using Your 529

Weathering the First-Year Adjustment Phase

First-year students may express specific concerns, for instance, about the quality of food or residence halls, the workload in certain classes, roommate compatibility, or just garden variety homesickness. Some students…

Patricia A. Roberts, J.D.August 3, 2025

Affording College Junior Student Senior Student

What Can Get in the Way of Your Student’s Financial Aid?

While your student should be enthusiastic, feeding off this contagious vibrancy as they prepare to embark on a new academic year, it may be that this momentum of beginning or…

Richie Gebauer, Ed.D.August 2, 2025

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