The third round of stimulus checks landed in bank accounts this week, and eligible families of high school seniors and college students may have seen a significantly larger number this time around.

Decision Day occurs each year on May 1st and is the deadline for students to inform the college of their choice of their intent to attend through submitting an enrollment deposit. As decision day ...

Ascent hosted an engaging webinar recently to address what’s on many people’s minds – federal student loan repayment. Embarking on this journey can be overwhelming, but you’re not alone. According to ...

Wondering which careers will be in demand over the next several years? The US Bureau of Labor Statistics created a projection of the occupations expected to have the highest employment growth between ...

Analyzing the career outcomes for any school is a good idea, but it can be especially important when determining the overall value of the education a school is able to provide. An inexpensive ...

The National Merit Scholarship Program began in 1955 as a way to recognize and provide scholarships to exceptional high-school students from around the country. Each year, around 50,000 high school ...

As you prepare to build or improve your LinkedIn profile, take a moment to reconnect with the fundamental reason for LinkedIn's existence — the people in your network will play a key role in your ...

The financial aid process can be confusing during any college admissions period, but it's become particularly challenging due to the coronavirus pandemic. High school seniors and transfer students who ...

This year's graduates will be heading out into a strange new world. College-bound high school grads will be wondering if they'll be moving to an actual college campus later this summer, or if they'll ...

Question: My daughter recently attended orientation at the university she had planned to attend but decided that she didn't fit in there at all. So we contacted another university that had accepted ...