As a high school junior you have had to make many adaptations to cope with a changing school environment during the year of the pandemic. Now you are worried about how you will apply to college and find financial aid if you can’t even visit...
I have talked a lot about COVID and its impact on financial aid, college and your family over the past year. So many families watched helplessly as their jobs disappeared, income fell, and savings vanished. Some managed to overcome these challenges, while others are still...
Each year billions of dollars in non-federal scholarships are awarded to students to help pay for college. The size of these awards can range from a few hundred dollars to substantial amounts of money that can easily remove any worry about tuition expenses. Here are...
It has been about a year now that the world has been dealing with the Covid pandemic. Even though you logically know that so many others have been affected, it can certainly seem like your family is the only one that took a gut punch...
A scholarship can really fatten your college piggy bank, but some are harder to win than others. Some are just like a lottery with no real qualifications, while others ask you to meet certain criteria. Most rely on an essay, but some require an in-person...
They say that knowledge is power, a statement that is more than appropriate when it comes to financial aid. Many families fail to file the FAFSA because they do not have knowledge or, if they do manage to get it completed, they make a serious...