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Canadian Universities Offer Americans Affordable Degrees
American high school graduates searching for a bargain—and, of course, a top-rated school—are grabbing their passports and travelling north. According to the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C., an estimated 10,000 Americans are pursuing degrees in Canada; that number is up from 3,500 ten years ago. Even coupled alongside extra fees for international students, colleges and universities in Canada…
Early Action: Is It Your Gateway to Merit Aid?
Lazy summer days will soon linger behind us, and it’s especially difficult to push away the insistent demon of procrastination, whispering in your ear, “You have months to apply for college and the school year hasn’t even begun. Why start worrying about it now?” You may want to flick the little pest away and remind…
On a Budget? 10 Ways to Save Money at College
Most every student wants to get the most bang for the buck at college. And who can blame them? With the price of college running at more than double the rate of inflation, every dollar counts. And it’s not just the standing costs – tuition and fees, and room and board – it’s the recurring…
College: Freezing Tuition
Lawmakers across the U.S. are considering imposing a 0% increase on tuition sticker prices, forcing institutions, and sometimes the legislature, to reconsider their budgets. We have also seen many colleges recently join the “tuition freeze” bandwagon. But what is a tuition freeze? A tuition freeze is when a college or university locks-in a student’s tuition…