Here are five important strategic steps students should be taking now if they’ve been deferred from their dream college after applying early decision or early action.

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...

Students are expected to complete all work assigned by faculty by the end of finals. In turn, faculty are expected to provide students with clear guidelines in their syllabi and in class discussions ...

When you apply to colleges, you tend to expect one of two answers: acceptance or rejection. For the academic year of 2018-2019, 6,630 students applied to Harvard University under the Early Action ...

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The Brandeis University Office of Admissions recognizes that some admitted students may wish to defer their admission to pursue personal goals. Students admitted to Brandeis as first-years may defer ...

A 401(k) deferral contribution is the amount of an employee’s salary that they elect to put in an employer-sponsored retirement savings plan. The portion of the salary that is deferred is not subject ...

WASHINGTON -- With plans to put payroll taxes on ice for the rest of the year, Army finance officials warn Soldiers the tax breaks are temporary and will be collected starting in January. In order to ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - The Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Program has been expanded by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. This ...

When you’re gearing up to take one of the most challenging exams in the financial world, the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) exam, the last thing you want to worry about is the need to defer.