Financial Matters: Appealing Financial Aid Awards
If your first choice college offers everything you want, but the price tag is daunting, don’t give up hope; consider appealing the award....
Financial Matters: Comparing Financial Aid Packages
If you apply for financial aid you get an award letter of a college’s offer of financial assistance. Here's a guide to understanding what that package means....
Financial Matters: Tax Benefits Help Cover the Cost of College
College is expensive, but two educational tax benefits can help U.S. students offset the cost of college by reducing their or their parents’ tax obligations....
Financial Matters: Pre-College Financial and Legal Matters
There are a few legal and financial issues that should be addressed before your son or daughter goes off to college, especially if they will be turning 18....
Financial Matters: Money for College
Money should never stop anyone from attending college! College can be expensive, learn about resources available to help you and your family pay for college....
Financial Matters: Write Your Way to a College Scholarship
Winning a scholarship essay competition can help defray the rising cost of higher education. Tips on how to create a winning essay....
Financial Matters: It’s Time for FAFSA
The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is the primary form used by colleges to determine eligibility for need-based aid. Learn here how it is used in determining financial aid....
Financial Matters: Do You Need to Submit the CSS Profile?
The bulk of college financial aid money comes from the federal government. About 240 institutions, however, use an additional form: the CSS Profile....
Financial Matters: Studying Out-of-State at In-State Prices
Because of agreements developed between some states, many out-of-state students pay tuition at the same or only slightly higher rate than in-state residents....
The FAFSA Simplification Act
The FAFSA Simplification Act of 2021 brings a slew of changes to the FAFSA that will begin with the 2022-23 application cycle. Here's the information you need....
