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Melissa Brock
Personal Finance and Admission Expert
My name is Melissa and I’m a longtime admission professional, personal finance writer, editor and parent.
I hatched my site because I’ve heard so many head-scratching questions from parents.
I’ve journeyed in the footsteps of hundreds of families, trekked to dozens of college fairs.
I want to help you and your kiddo on your college journey.
Go for “Fit” Instead of College Selectivity: Here’s Why!
Move over, Yale and Harvard. Not everyone needs to (or should) shop for a top-name school. You can still find lots of high-quality colleges and universities among the elites. Gems glisten everywhere. Don’t discount the liberal arts college down the street...
How to Get In-State Tuition When You Live Out of State
Have you ever compared the tuition cost differences between in-state and out-of-state schools? Did you gasp out loud when you saw out-of-state costs? Yep, yep. It’s often thousands of dollars more expensive to go to an out-of-state university compared to an in-state...
How to Start the School Year (and not Think Your High Schooler’s Behind!)
My daughter started second grade (in-person instruction!) Thursday morning. Off she went, clad in a little purple mask and a tiny plaid dress. We don’t know how the year will go. Maybe kids will all be home by November. Maybe they’ll manage to dodge all sickness and...
How to Prepare for College as a Freshman in High School
Freshmen may not believe their journey starts right now, but it does. Now’s the start of school and there’s no reason to wait! We’d occasionally get emails or letters from students that would explain their bad grades — loss of an important family member, students’ own...
8 Myths About the College Search (and Reasons to Save for Education)
Now that it’s back-to-school time, your child (or you!) may be in paralysis mode. Are you ready to launch the college search? It’s okay to say no. I know that it’s easy to feel completely unprepared, especially when the college search is changing so much right...