For this year’s high school juniors, college can seem like it is a long way off in the future. They might not be feeling any pressure to think about what lies ahead but, as their senior classmates are finding out this year, there is a...
2016 is a year of huge upheavals in the college financial aid timeframe. Because the early FAFSA has been available since early October, many topics that would previously get covered in the spring are now being discussed by the end of the year. Some colleges...
It is every parent’s brightest dream and darkest nightmare. You want your child to be able to attend the best college possible, but are not sure that you can afford it. What is a poor parent to do? Do you deny your child the choice...
Reality is setting in now for the 2016 college graduates who relied on student loans to help pay for college. The euphoria of graduating has worn off, and it is time to get down to the serious business of finding a job where you can...
With all the publicity surrounding the rush to file the 2017-18 FAFSA after October 1, one issue that might get overlooked in the college financial aid world is repaying student loans. Students who graduated in May should soon start seeing notices of payment due coming...
Have you filed your 2017-18 FAFSA yet? Did you even know that it is already available? That’s right - you don’t have to wait until January any more to file your FAFSA. If you will be starting or continuing college in the fall of 2017,...
It’s the beginning of a new FAFSA era, with the current application already online for the 2017-18 academic year. Don’t be caught by surprise, as this is a great departure from previous timelines. It is always best to file your FAFSA as early as possible...
2016 is the year the financial aid timeline is changing. With the FAFSA now available beginning October 1, students and parents will have to rethink their entire approach to applying for college. This may also affect the timeline they follow in the search for scholarships....
This could be the year that changes the timeline for financial aid, but it doesn’t change the basic money decisions that students and their parents will have to make. It might just move them up earlier in the year. The FAFSA for 2017-18 will be...
Are you a college graduate having trouble repaying student loans, or a recent graduate who is not looking forward to the task of figuring out who gets paid when? Over the course of a four or five year college education, students and parents can take...
