The Washington Post – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
“You know the old adage don’t put all your eggs in one basket? Despite that conventional wisdom, a troubling number of high school students only applied to only one college last year. Nearly two-thirds of students filling out the 2014-15 FAFSA, which the government and colleges use to determine need- and some merit-based financial aid, listed one college on the form, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Education. While that’s better than the 80 percent who recorded one school in 2008-2009, too many students are selling themselves short. Here are a few reasons why:”(more)