Beyond the (College) Brochure

If you are a college student, family member or even college faculty, college senior Mary McGrath asks questions about the financial health of colleges on your behalf.  She washes away all of the ancient beliefs offered by college counselors, admissions representatives and college marketing groups.  Her questions are based on research she has done to get at the hear of the financial health challeng...

Mary has these questions from students and their families for this week's episode of 'Beyond the (College) Brochure'. What would you say to the students and families who are concerned about the ability to transfer credits if their college is facing financial issues? Does the quality of education decline if experienced faculty and staff are laid off due to financial trouble? Are there more likely t...

Here is the list of questions Mary on behalf of students and their families this week. Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here . What is a need-based scholarship? What does a Board of Trustees do? How does a college come to the decision that it must merge with another institution? Can an endowment be used to help a struggling college? What is a presidential scholarship? What ar...

Mary McGrath, a rising college senior at LIndenwood University (MO) comes up with more questions that helps students and parents better understand the college admissions process - and the risks of choosing financially unhealthy colleges. Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here . Summary In this episode, Mary McGrath and Dr. Gary Stocker discuss college rankings, college admissi...

Here are the questions from Mary for this week's podcast episode of 'Beyond the (College) Brochure. Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here . Are students and parents in denial when they have concerns about their college’s financial health? Gary, in your ‘This Week in College Viability’ podcast, you regularly say: “let’s go into the data.” What does that mean? Are college admis...

Mary asks Dr. Stocker for an update on the pending FAFSA Debacle Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here .

Here are the 8 questions for this week's 'Beyond the (College) Brochure' podcast: Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here .  As I’m sure you’ve seen in the news, Vanderbilt University has reached $100,000 in attendance costs- do you think this was really necessary or this institution just raising the price because they are able to? Is it common for colleges to mislead students...

Mary focuses on some important questions about a college's responsibility to share information with faculty and students. Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here . Is it common for colleges that are not in any financial distress/at risk of closure to cut certain majors and/or programs? Does a college closure have a negative effect on a recent graduate from that school? (such as...

Mary has these questions for Gary from student and their families this week. Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here . Submit your questions to marym@collegeviability.com How important are rankings versus fit when deciding on a college? How does the college support students in managing their finances and budgeting? Are there provisions for appealing financial aid decisions, and...

This week rising college senior Mary McGrath hits Gary with some tougher questions.  Of course, each question is addressed to students and their families. Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here . 1) How are colleges using alternative revenue streams (e.g., online courses, partnerships with industry) to improve financial health? 2) How do colleges decide which academic programs...

Rising college senior student-athlete Mary McGrath continues to ask the tough college finance questions from the perspective of students and their families. This week Mary asks about: 1.  The trend in short-notice college closures 2.  How to determine if a major or program at a college is at risk of being cut. 3.  Her research shows that many believe colleges shouldn't be run as a business.  Don't...

In this episode, here are some of the questions Mary asks. 1. What is going on with the FAFSA debacle? 2. How many colleges will close in the next 6 months? 3.  What types of colleges are at risk for closing? 4.  What can students and their families do to limit their risk of choosing a college that might close? Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here .

Mary asks Dr. Stocker about the history of College Viability and how it can help students and their families make the best possible college decisions while considering the financial health, enrollment, graduation rates and much more. Get the College Viability Student & Family updates here .