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6 Tips for Student Loan Repayment

Even though repayment usually starts six months after graduation or you drop below half-time enrollment, you can choose to start repaying your loans while still in school to get a…

ScholarShare 529October 8, 2023

Parenting Senior Student

Last Call List for High School Senior Year

The temptation is to bore you with a long list of lasts. The last first day of high school, the last birthday at home, or the last varsity game. But…

ScholarShare 529August 22, 2023

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, 2023

Academic Success Junior Student Senior Student

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, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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 17, 2023

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, 2023

Using the Envelope System to Manage Time

Academic Success Parenting Senior Student

Teach Your Student to Use the Envelope System to Manage Time

How? Students today need a malleable strategy for managing time and real-time thought solutions for when things don’t go as planned. This is why I teach students the envelope system…

Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.August 12, 2023

Senior Student Using Your 529

How To: Requesting Gift Contributions

One of the most unique features of your ScholarShare 529 account is the capability to ask for help from friends and family. Send them a Ugift® Invitation for a special…

ScholarShare 529August 4, 2023

Affording College Junior Student Senior Student Using Your 529

The True Costs of College: Financial Aid 101

It is normal for this part of the equation to feel a bit stressful and overwhelming. I have counseled hundreds of students and families over the years to address questions:…

Laura Reisert Kalinkewicz, Ph.D.August 1, 2023

Affording College Senior Student Using Your 529

Applying for Financial Aid

As you are researching where they will apply, you will likely notice the cost differences across all degree-granting institutions. Tuition and fees, books, educational materials (e.g., laptop), technology fees, and…

Oscar Espinoza-Parra, Ph.D.July 29, 2023

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