As most high school seniors are well aware, there are two crucial elements of applying to college – the actual admission application and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Students hoping to score financial aid for 2020-21 have been lining up since October 1...
The FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, goes online October 1, and reports indicate that several hundred thousand students have already submitted their information. This is very good news, as it gives the college decision-makers ample time to make financial aid offers along...
Did you know that another big event occurred shortly after midnight on October 1? For high school seniors, college students, and their parents, October 1 marks the first availability of the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, for the 2018-19 college academic year....
Okay high school seniors, it’s time for a pop quiz. Now that it is September and the FAFSA is about to come online, you and your parents are probably experiencing some “concern” about the financial aid aspect of paying for college. If you don’t receive...
College students learn many useful facts and skills in the classroom, but one thing that really isn’t taught is money management. Perhaps the most crucial of life skills, this area often gets short shrift in academia. If this area wasn’t taught at home, the student...
The rapid increase in stress levels at homes with a high school senior can only mean one thing – the student is applying to college. First there is the challenge of compiling the perfect list of schools that suits the student’s academic dreams and the...