by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | Aug 28, 2023 | Financial Aid
In addition to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), some college-bound students complete another application called the College Scholarship Service Profile (the Profile). The Profile is required by 240 colleges and a number of private scholarship...
by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | Jul 24, 2023 | Exams
Experts in higher education have long criticized the Advanced Placement (AP) program, but few have been as scathing as John Tierney, a professor at Boston College. In an article in Atlantic Magazine, he said, “Fraudulent schemes come in all shapes and sizes. To work,...
by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | Jul 18, 2023 | Court Decisions
In two recent cases, Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by all five conservative justices, held that race-based affirmative action violates the equal-protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1965. According to the majority...
by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | Jul 10, 2023 | Court Decisions
President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan, as announced last August, was set to cancel $10,000 in Federal student debt for those making less than $125,000 or households with less than $250,000 in income per year. Pell Grant recipients would have gotten an...
by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | Jun 12, 2023 | Financial Aid
Millions of Americans lost their jobs after the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020. For many, this disrupted their ability to repay their Federal student loans, so repayments were suspended in March 2020. They were originally set to resume in September 2020, but the...
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