The Excelsior Scholarship, proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in January and passed by the Legislature on April 7, 2017, will provide lower tuition fees for students at New York State’s public colleges and universities. According to a New York Times article, the program is expected to reduce the cost of a four-year degree from the…
Will Your Graduate Education Pay? [Episode 195]
Saving money on your student loans, ranking grad programs based on salary-to-debt ratios, plus life as a Columbia Business School grad. All in today’s show. Today’s guest, Amanda Wood, graduated from Vassar College in 2009 with a degree in social psychology and economics. After graduation, she worked at BNY Mellon and at Brigham and Women’s…
Start Thinking About College Financing
Sitting down and thinking about how you’re going to pay for college is never a fun activity, but unless you’re in a very small minority of very wealthy people, it’s a task that must be done. Start by asking yourself the following questions: • Have you (and your child) researched the cost of attendance at…
NYU Stern Offers New Scholarship
NYU Stern received a $10 million gift that will go towards a scholarship fund for college seniors who wish to pursue their MBAs at Stern after they graduate. The scholarship is named for the donor, William R. Berkley, NYU alumnus and vice chairman of the NYU board of trustees. Berkley’s $10 million gift is part…
