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A Message For the ‘Public’ that Grumbles About College Costs

This is for those people who grumble about student financial aid and college costs, who say how the very poor or the middle class are being helped too much by financial aid. I’d like to discuss college costs through the stories of two students. I’ll call one Edwin, the other Edna. They both live in New …

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Is it Worth It to Claim a Spot on a Waiting List?

Over the last month your first-choice, and maybe your second-choice school might have placed your student on their waiting list. S/he might have to wait until later in the summer to find out if they will be welcome in the freshman class. By now you have probably sent a deposit to another school. If your …

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Ed Checks Out a Ranking of Affordable Colleges

A day after I released my ‘Best Buy’ public colleges and universities I learned that another site, AffordableCollegesOnline, had released a similar ranking of affordable colleges. Their methodology was far broader than mine. A school had to merely charge less than $40,000 total (tuition and fees, room and board, possibly essentials), and that only applied …

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland, A Fine School Caught in a Awkward Middle

St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Maryland’s Public Honors College, was one of the first schools that I visited when I launched this site. I had very high regard for this school after my visit. I still do. But recently, the college announced that it was 150 students short of having a full freshman class for …

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Ed’s ‘Best Buy’ Public Colleges and Universities

As last week drew to a close I decided to do some research to find out: What public colleges and universities are truly ‘best buys’? I used these criteria to focus on value and quality to develop a list of Best Buy public colleges and universities, using data that any parent of a college-bound student …

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A Message For the ‘Public’ that Grumbles About College CostsIs it Worth It to Claim a Spot on a Waiting List?Ed Checks Out a Ranking of Affordable CollegesSt. Mary’s College of Maryland, A Fine School Caught in a Awkward MiddleEd’s ‘Best Buy’ Public Colleges and Universities

A College Guide Like No Other

Hi, I’m Ed.

I’ve used many a college guide in my work. No doubt you’ve bought a college guide or two to plan your journey to college.

Sometimes a college guide was useful, but most of the time it was useless. I’ve met parents who felt the same way.

So I started my own college guide to separate facts from fables. To give you more detailed profiles than you will find anywhere else. To give you a college guide that will tell you what you need to know about the best values in higher education. Better to help you make a well-informed decision!

I want to visit as many schools as I can; the journey doesn’t end. But I also need help. Some stops on the journey are not far from home, but others are. I hope that you’ll consider becoming a Friend of Ed and help me along.

Become a Friend of Ed. Join me on my journey to produce the best college guide–and let me help you on your’s.

Next Stop on the Journey: The Juilliard School, New York NY