Most parents do know this but the first six weeks of college are crucial to the student�s success. Good communication with parents is a huge factor in students� success or failure. Simple things such as a subscription to a hometown newspaper can make a big difference in keeping the dialog open. With back to school season starting now, parents are interested in how they can help as their children go off to college.

Orlando, FL (PRWEB) September 2, 2024 -- With plenty of free time and few rules (compared to home) many students start drinking to excess during the first six weeks of college. According to the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism every year 500,000 college age students are injured while under the influence, 70,000 are victims of sexual assault or date rape where alcohol is a factor and 25% have problems at college such as missing class, missing assignments and doing badly on exams because of alcohol abuse. Communication with a student before and after he or she begins college has a huge impact on whether or not alcohol abuse will be a factor in their college life. With about a third of first year students dropping out their fist year, the experts at www.collegesafe.com offer a series of free guides to help parents and students with the transition.

College Savings Program Relaunches with Added Features to Mark the Start of College Savings Month

ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) September 2, 2024 -- BabyMint, the nation's leading college savings accelerator, announced today the launch of BabyMint 3.0, a dramatically enhanced version of its award-winning college savings program. Through the BabyMint program, consumers receive up to a 30% rebate on everyday purchases made through BabyMint's network of more than 500 in-store, online, and catalog retailers. Retailer rebates are automatically tracked and deposited into virtually any 529 college savings plan or Coverdell educational savings account of the consumer's choosing. According to Financial Research Corporation, merchant and credit card rebates, such as those facilitated by BabyMint, have the potential to represent an incremental $1.1 billion per year in assets to individual investors.

This is probably the most intensive short-term cash drain on any family's finances. Unlike most other big- ticket items, such as homes or automobiles, that can be paid off in monthly installments, college tuition must be paid out over a relatively short period of time. With tuition at staggeringly high levels throughout the nation, a family's commitment to provide higher education for children can be overwhelming.

Ideally, a long-term plan for college education was initiated from the birth date of your college-bound student. There is no better way to ensure a child's education that a systematic savings plan. But this is not an ideal world, many of us must finance part of the college education out of the monthly family budget.

Many different types of financial aid are available to you in the form of scholarships, grants, and loans. With billions of dollars at stake, it is important to begin the search process early and to apply on time. Follow these guidelines for applying for financial aid:

Three to four years before you plan to begin college�

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