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Paying for college can be a monumental task, and often requires a team effort to pull it off, including significant contributions from the both the student and their parents. Lucky families may also receive help from outside their immediate household, most commonly from grandparents. But did you know that ill-timed tuition payments from grandma or grandpa could cost you substantial amounts of financial aid? Tune in to the latest installment of our video series, We Can Explain, to learn how grandparents can best help pay for college without costing the student financial aid. Head over to the College Coach YouTube channel to watch the video.

February 18, 2020by College Coach
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[Video] How Grandparents Can Help Pay for College (Without Costing You Financial Aid)

Paying for college can be a monumental task, and often requires a team effort to pull it off, including significant contributions from the both the student and their parents. Lucky families may also receive help from outside their immediate household, most commonly from grandparents. But did you know that ill-timed tuition payments from grandma or grandpa could cost you substantial amounts of financial aid? Tune in to the latest installment of our video series, We Can Explain, to learn how grandparents can best help pay for college without costing the student financial aid. Click here to watch “College Finance Tips & How Grandparents Can Help.”

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February 18, 2020by Shannon Vasconcelos
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There are over 4,000 colleges and universities in the U.S. And while the media tends to focus on just a handful of schools, we at College Coach encourage students to think outside the box during their college selection process and explore a wide range of colleges, including this week’s School Spotlight, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Located approximately 80 minutes east of Pittsburgh, Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university that provides its 9,200 undergrads with an unbelievably wide range of academic and extra-curricular options. While most first year students flock to the College of Health and Human Services, you can study everything from business and criminology to journalism and psychology at IUP. The University also offers a broad selection of interdisciplinary minors, providing unique opportunities for students passionate about child advocacy studies, global health, or military leadership to gain additional academic expertise. If you’re one of the select students who’s accepted into IUP’s rigorous honors program, you’ll love their combination of small classes, automatic scholarships, and a no-tests policy for all honors core classes! Outside the classroom, IUP’s Student Co-op is responsible for managing the University’s incredible assortment of student services and activities, including a 280-acre recreational park and state-of-the-art fitness center. This month, thanks to Lively Arts, which brings nearly 200 visual and performing arts events to campus each year, students can attend a student performance of Don Giovanni (IUP offers a musical theatre concentration within the theatre major), a poetry out loud competition, and TrumpetFest (a performance of student and faculty trumpeters!).

February 18, 2020by College Coach
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School Spotlight: Indiana University of Pennsylvania

School Spotlight: Indiana University of Pennsylvania

There are over 4,000 colleges and universities in the U.S. And while the media tends to focus on just a handful of schools, we at College Coach encourage students to think outside the box during their college selection process and explore a wide range of colleges. As such, we are highlighting a new college each week in our School Spotlight series. Check out the college below, along with the other posts in our series, and you may just stumble upon your dream school!

School Spotlight: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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February 18, 2020by Elyse Krantz

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