Meet CommonBond’s 2019 MBA Scholarship Winner!

The 2018 CommonBond Social Impact Award Winner is committed to closing the gender wage gap

The statistics about the gender wage gap in the US are as familiar as they are infuriating, which spurred Jordan Sale to create 81cents, a platform designed to inform women about average salaries in their fields and help them advocate for themselves as they pursue fair wages.

How the CommonBond Social Impact award helped this business thrive

In July 2017, Piero—now rebranded as Portal Entryways—won the CommonBond Social Impact Award. The award granted the company $10,000 to establish their brand and improve their invention, a smartphone app and device that helps people with mobility-related disabilities.

When Should I Get My MBA?

Is there a perfect age to head to b-school?

How Top MBAs Aced Their B-School Essays

Applying to business school can be an exciting yet stressful time. To help get you started, here’s some advice from MBAs who’ve been in your shoes and made it through with acceptance letters in hand. ‍

What I Wish I Knew During Business School

How do you make the most of your business school experience? CommonBond’s own MBA alumni share their best advice.

Multiple kids in college: How this family did it

The Rogers family is a tight-knit group, with three boys close in age. See how winning a $10k CommonBond scholarship helped them pay for college.

What you should know about your FICO Score

You have big plans for your future, and we want to help you make the most of it. High credit scores can translate into better rates on your student loans, auto loans, mortgages and credit cards. Read on to learn about some key concepts and get tips to improve your score.

The borrower’s guide to student loan forgiveness

With graduation day behind you, now’s the time to celebrate everything you’ve accomplished over the past several years. Earning a degree is no small feat, and these post-college days should be about looking ahead and navigating a new career.

The CommonBond guide to paying off your student loans

If your career, finances, or priorities have changed since you first took out loans, there’s probably a better payment plan out there – one that can save you money and help you reach your goals faster.

How a recent grad found work-life balance while paying off $70K in loans

Ayrton, 24, was the first in his family to go to college and studied computer science at Penn State. Once he graduated, he realized that some of his loans had been accruing interest for years, including some balances that had almost doubled.

How a restaurant manager bought a home while paying off $100,000 in student loans

James, 31, focused on improving his credit score, putting any extra money he could toward his debt, and getting a lower monthly payment by refinancing his loans to a better rate. Today he’s the assistant general manager at a restaurant and recently purchased a home with his wife.