Ascent Blog

Why It’s Important to Stick to a Budget During Midterms and Finals
Sep 01, 2022 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For Students
If you can stick to your budget under the stress of finals and midterms, you’ll be prepared to face future… Read More
Should You Transfer Colleges?
Dec 20, 2024 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For Cosigners
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found that over one-third of college students transfer at least once. Of these students, 14.1… Read More
Understanding Student Loans: 3 Tips to Help Your Family
Oct 07, 2021 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For Cosigners
Student loans are a great tool to use to go to college with nearly seven in 10 college seniors (68… Read More
Solutions to Help Your Students Get Funding
May 03, 2022 | By: Abigail Liu
Categories: Blog, For Schools, Research & Insights
The Ascent program is guided by a focus on transparency, financial education and student outcomes, working with students and families… Read More
Student Loans are a Labor of Love
Jun 05, 2025 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For Cosigners
In this post, we’ll take a look at how student loans can enable you to prioritize your educational path and… Read More
Last-Minute Options for Filling Your College Funding Gap
Sep 11, 2023 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For Students
There can be many uncertain factors that prevent us from securing all our college funding. If you find that you… Read More
Back to School: Planning for the Year Ahead
Sep 11, 2023 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For Students
Once you have the budgeting ball rolling, it’s much easier to keep it going, but you’ll still have to work… Read More
How to Talk to Your Kids About Money and Paying for College
Jan 08, 2025 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For Cosigners
Talking about money with anyone can be hard. Talking about paying for college with your kids can be even tougher… Read More
7 Budgeting Tips for the School Year
Sep 01, 2022 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For Students
The price of college can go beyond just tuition—living expenses and additional school costs can really add up. Quickly. This… Read More
5 Tips on How to Have a Productive Summer
Apr 14, 2021 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For College Students, For High School Students, For Students
You can still have a fun summer break while staying productive! Read our tips on how to have a productive… Read More