Empty Pockets?

by Abigail Macias, Dartmouth College

The rapper Kanye West once proclaimed that “having money isn’t everything, NOT having it is” and when the prospect of paying for college creeps up, this quote may ring truth for many first-generation college students. I am forever grateful for programs like Federal...

A Dream Does Not Have Price

by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13

I remember when I first saw the price tag of what used to be the school of my dreams. Beside the name “Duke University”, appeared a five digit number that seemed to whisper “there is no way you can afford this”. With the hope of finding other...

Getting Money and that College Experience!

by Jesse Sanchez, Harvard University , '14

My sophomore spring is off to a great start! The semester has already picked up and is moving faster and faster every day. I can’t believe that I’ve already been in school for almost a month. If you want to see how the first few weeks went, check out the video below!...

Paying for Your Dream School

by Shaun Devlin

When I was applying to college, I rarely worried, “Would I get in?”; the real question was, “How am I going to pay for it?” Luckily, most colleges are determined to make sure that all accepted students will be able to afford it through several avenues of financial...

Go Green with Renewable Resources!

by Seanna Leath

                 1.2 million dollars.  The amount reverberated through the arena amid thunderous claps and cheers.  Our high school principal had just announced the approximate amount of accepted scholarship money that my 2009 class had procured for college. ...