Keep Your Sanity While Planning For College – Our Top 5 Tips for Success
This one’s for all you parents out there starting the college planning and application process with your high schoolers. Don’t you just love how colleges want […]
7 Simple Tips for International Students Looking at US Colleges
In the US, we take for granted the quality of many of our higher education institutions. Despite the cost and complexity of applying here, many students […]
Create your College Budget – Understanding what YOU can Afford
We know no one likes to talk about budgets, but shopping for college requires understanding how much you can afford to pay and creating a college […]
6 Steps to Great Recommendation Letters
If you have an upperclassmen high school student who will be working on college applications this fall, it’s important to submit an application package that really […]
Grades Really Do Matter – Junior Year of High School Is Important!
As a former high schooler and the mom to two current high schoolers, I’ve heard over and over, “Junior year of high school is the hardest […]
CAP Report Card – Merit Scholarship Transparency Rankings
The Importance of Transparency College Aid Pro’s (CAP) Mission is to End the Student Debt Crisis by empowering families to shop smarter for college. This is […]
College Applications and Financial Aid for Transgender Students
College Applications and Financial Aid for Transgender Students A Transgender Student’s Guide to Shopping, Applying And Paying For College While more and more students are identifying […]
Net Price Calculators: Part of the Problem, Not the Solution
Our core belief at CAP is that students and families can make smart, fiscally sound college selection decisions if they are appropriately educated and armed with […]
6 Tips to Ensure You Don’t Go Broke Paying for College
6 Tips to Ensure You Don’t Go Broke Paying for College Flip or scroll through the news, and it won’t take you long to find some […]
What College Should I Go To? 12 Important Things to Consider
As we get close to May 1, National College Decision Day, deciding where to go to college can be a very stressful decision. Of my 3 […]