--- title: "The Insider: Your Expert Guide to College Admissions | Robert Weinerman (2)" description: The official blog of College Coach, a division of Bright Horizons. Our expert view on all things college admissions. (2) --- [![College Coach - Your College Admissions Experts](https://info.getintocollege.com/hs-fs/hub/146790/file-1518948603.png "College Coach - Your College Admissions Experts")](http://www.getintocollege.com/) - [Blog](https://146790.hs-sites.com/blog) - [Contact](https://146790.hs-sites.com/contact) - [Login](http://passport.getintocollege.com/Account/Login) # The Insider: College Admissions Advice from the Experts ## Robert Weinerman ### Recent Posts ## [The Ins and Outs of Using Your Prepaid College Tuition Plan](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/bid/290815/The-Ins-and-Outs-of-Using-Your-Prepaid-College-Tuition-Plan) Posted by [Robert Weinerman](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/author/robert-weinerman) on Fri, May 10, 2013 @ 03:21 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.getintocollege.com/hs-fs/file-17846151-jpg/images/1634415.jpg) ](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/bid/290815/The-Ins-and-Outs-of-Using-Your-Prepaid-College-Tuition-Plan) Did you invest in a prepaid tuition plan? Is your child about to go off to college? Congratulations if you answered yes to both of these questions! You probably got a great rate of return and have some of your son’s or daughter’s tuition already paid. And here’s some more good news: all that investment growth you got from paying for college in the past will be tax free to you when you use the Plan to pay for college today. All prepaid tuition plans are 529 plans (except the Massachusetts Prepaid Plan, which derives its tax-free status from another section of the federal tax code) and share all of the [tax benefits of 529 savings plans](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/bid/158079/Using-a-529-Savings-Plan-for-College-Tuition-and-Expenses). [Read More](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/bid/290815/The-Ins-and-Outs-of-Using-Your-Prepaid-College-Tuition-Plan) Tags: [How to Pay for College](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/topic/how-to-pay-for-college) ## [2014 FAFSA Changes for Students of Unmarried and Same-Sex Parents](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/bid/288240/2014-FAFSA-Changes-for-Students-of-Unmarried-and-Same-Sex-Parents) Posted by [Robert Weinerman](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/author/robert-weinerman) on Wed, May 01, 2013 @ 09:55 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.getintocollege.com/hs-fs/file-17859038-jpg/images/_mg_4960.jpg) ](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/bid/288240/2014-FAFSA-Changes-for-Students-of-Unmarried-and-Same-Sex-Parents) College Coach learned today that the Department of Education (DoE) is changing the way the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (the FAFSA) defines a student’s family. Starting with the 2014-2015 FAFSA, which becomes available on January 1, 2014, students will be required to provide information about the adults in their custodial household without regards for marital status or gender. You can read the DoE’s announcement of these pending changes here: [http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/education-department-announces-changes-fafsa-form-more-accurately-and-fairly-ass](http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/education-department-announces-changes-fafsa-form-more-accurately-and-fairly-ass). [Read More](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/bid/288240/2014-FAFSA-Changes-for-Students-of-Unmarried-and-Same-Sex-Parents) Tags: [Applying for Financial Aid](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/topic/applying-for-financial-aid) ## [Financial Aid for Students with Divorced Parents](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/bid/211660/Financial-Aid-for-Students-with-Divorced-Parents) Posted by [Robert Weinerman](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/author/robert-weinerman) on Fri, Aug 31, 2012 @ 06:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.getintocollege.com/hs-fs/file-17860668-jpg/images/_mg_5667.jpg) ](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/bid/211660/Financial-Aid-for-Students-with-Divorced-Parents) Applying for **financial aid** is tough for students who have parents married to one another. It’s even tougher for students whose parents are **divorced**, remarried, or were never married. [Read More](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/bid/211660/Financial-Aid-for-Students-with-Divorced-Parents) Tags: [Applying for Financial Aid](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/topic/applying-for-financial-aid) ## [Using a 529 Savings Plan for College Tuition and Expenses](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/bid/158079/Using-a-529-Savings-Plan-for-College-Tuition-and-Expenses) Posted by [Robert Weinerman](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/author/robert-weinerman) on Tue, May 29, 2012 @ 01:35 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.getintocollege.com/hs-fs/file-17862995-jpg/images/_mg_8608.jpg) ](https://info.getintocollege.com/blog/bid/158079/Using-a-529-Savings-Plan-for-College-Tuition-and-Expenses) **Happy 529 Day** — aka **Educational Savings Day** (5/29, get it?).  A toast to all the savers! 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