by foundationscc | Jul 16, 2024 | admission, balance, College planning, expertise, financial aid, research
When “Jim” and “Pam” sent their first child to college, they were thrilled that their daughter was accepted to her first-choice school, their state’s flagship public university. That education came with a total cost of attendance around $27,000 per year. Their...
by foundationscc | Jun 30, 2024 | balance, College planning, expertise, financial aid, research
I met Mary in an American Lit class at Iowa State University when I was 23. We were the same age, both pursuing second degrees in education after obtaining first degrees from public universities. We became friends quickly and bonded over shared classes and a similar...
by foundationscc | Dec 2, 2023 | balance, College planning
The text came in at 9:42 p.m. “The world feels like it’s literally ending.” Normally I don’t respond to texts so late, but this was clearly a student in crisis, so I shot back a message: “What’s going on?” What followed was a wall of text highlighting weeks of anxiety...
