College Connect

By Kendall Kelly For many high school seniors, they are flooded with paperwork. From writing personal essays for the Common Application portal, scholarship applications, letters of recommendation and submitting test scores, it all … Read more

By Jesse Wood Ashlynn Wistoski is financially independent at the University of Georgia, meaning she receives no monetary support from her parents. Wistoski supports herself through college, which is made more challenging by … Read more

By Ellie Pool More than 5,600 students at the University of Georgia received the Federal Pell Grant for the 2023-24 academic year, according to Sara Freeland, communications director for UGA’s Office of Instruction, … Read more

By Ella Kroll A growing crisis is quietly unfolding on college campuses: the unspoken burden of financial stress on students’ shoulders. Money management can make a great impact on college students at this … Read more

By Allison Mawn Avery Lowhorn, like many other students, has first-hand knowledge of how vital financial aid can be to accessing a college education. Lowhorn, a third-year art history major at the University … Read more

By Reyna Katko Growing up, my family didn’t always have a ton of money. My mother provided an amazing life for me, but she couldn’t afford to pay for my out-of-state college education … Read more

By Ethan Cole  I’m going to start this off by saying I did not have advice on how to budget I was simply told “It would be a good idea.” Well unfortunately those … Read more

By Connor Mills  I believe that if a college student has the opportunity to study abroad — they should take it. Undergraduate study abroad programs are extensive and diverse, including a plethora of … Read more

By Sydney Boeger In the last semester of my undergraduate degree, I asked my dad what the cost difference was for me to attend a public out-of-state university compared to my sister attending … Read more