Financial Aid – General Archive

College Admissions Take Toll On Parents & Students

By Joseph Wyczalek March and April are busy times for colleges across the United States. This is when the bulk of acceptance letters and award letters are sent out to nail-biting anxious students and their parents. With

Student Financial Aid Award Letters

By Christina Tangalakis Once you receive an award letter you have moved up the financial aid ladder one rung. You have moved from financial aid applicant to financial aid recipient. The award letter, or letters if you

College-Bound Students: Start Checking Your Mailboxes for Financial Aid Award Packages

Students who have been accepted to college and have applied for financial assistance have started getting their financial aid award letters during the past few weeks. For many families, the arrival of a school’s financial aid award package

Financial aid offers sent within a few weeks of acceptance

Q: Our high school senior has applied to 10 colleges. We’ve submitted our FAFSA and PROFILE forms already. When do we find out how much money the schools will offer us in financial aid? A: With few

How College Financial Aid Works – by Jim Belvin

Next to buying a house, planning for college expenses can be one of the biggest financial projects that parents and their children undertake. Four years of college costs tens of thousands of dollars, and it is increasingly

Getting Free Money Shouldn’t Be Hard

by Jason Luke There is a lot of money available to prospective college students. There aren’t really any tricks or shortcuts to getting it, all it takes is a little motivation and perseverance. The following five guidelines