A Good Education is Hard to Find

A good education is hard to find, and even harder to fund.

Once upon a time, the best education came from walking alongside a learned man and cost only as much as a new fair of sandals. Now, new school shoes are the least of your school-year worries. Tuition, books, housing--help! It's hard enough worrying about the entrance exams without thinking about the cost of entering college.

Goodwill Hunting

Financial aid out there, if you know where to find it. Your guidance counselor's office is good place to start, but don't stop the search there. Foreign colleges often send scholarship information only to the well-known schools because they may not know your tiny provincial institution exists! Government scholarships and funds from non-profit organizations are also not widely advertised. Check out websites, or go straight to their offices for hidden tuition treasures for promising (and resourceful) students. read more...