When choosing a college or school, understanding and evaluating the school’s financial aid information is highly important. In addition to evaluating the schools quality of education, prospective students (and/or their parents) should always review a schools financial aid policies and procedures, and make certain to have all of their financial aid questions answered before making [...]
As we approach the end of calendar year 2010, it’s a good idea to turn our eyes to the future and start thinking about our 2008 financial aid efforts. Here are 5 strategies to help you make the most of the waning days of 2010 with payoffs in the year to come. 1. See an [...]
In my previous post, I gave a quick run down of the types of financial aid that I can apply for to help finance my education. Applying for federal aid will be my first step, so I want to start preparing my FAFSA form. Why do I need to fill out a FAFSA form? In [...]
My mission: In one month, learn everything there is to know about the financial aid process, and federal student aid programs so that I can get a jump start on my applications. Armed with: ejacobs (Student Advocate from FinancialAidForum.com), a variety of web resources that I found from the Student Loan Network, some books and [...]