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Don’t Fall for These 4 Financial Aid Myths

on January 31, 2012 in College Costs, Financial aid, Money

Many of the biggest misconceptions that people have about the college process revolve around financial aid. Now that we’re in the midst of financial aid season, I wanted to share four financial aid myths that are probably the most common. 1. I make too much money to qualify for financial aid. You shouldn’t automatically assume [...]

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Getting A College Education for Free – Really!

on January 30, 2012 in Admissions, Applying, Liberal Arts Colleges, Scholarships

I wrote a post for my CBS MoneyWatch college blog on Friday that blew out Antioch College’s server. How did I do that? Actually, it wasn’t me. I was just the messenger for the liberal arts college that had a dramatic announcement to make. For the next three years, Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH, [...]

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The Colleges Where PhD’s Get Their Start

on January 26, 2012 in Academic majors, Academic quality, Academics, Colleges, Evaluating Schools, Liberal Arts Colleges, Research

What schools produce the most undergraduates who end up heading off to graduate school? The subject came up yesterday because a friend of mine was telling me about a brilliant teenager who wants to eventually get a PhD in physics. The student lives in California, but the mom wants him to apply to schools in [...]

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Click of a Button: Making the FAFSA Almost Painless

on January 25, 2012 in Admissions, Applying, Financial aid, Money

The federal government has been trying for years to make the Free Application for Federal Student Aid less complicated. It should get kudos for the effort, but millions of parents still mess up when tackling this financial aid form. But bless its heart, the federal government is trying, in what might be it’s biggest push [...]

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Answerings Readers’ Questions About the FAFSA

on January 24, 2012 in Financial aid, Money

Now that we’re in the thick of FAFSA season, I wanted to answer some questions on my college blog that I’ve been getting about financial aid forms. If you have your own questions, please leave them in the comment box below. Lynn O. Mom’s question: Try as I might I still can’t get my hands [...]

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22 Facts About the FAFSA

on January 23, 2012 in College Costs, Financial aid, Money

It’s FAFSA season so I’m going to devote at least a couple of college blog posts this week to financial aid forms. The post today was actually written by Michael Szarek, an independent college counselor with Counseling for the Rest of Us in New Jersey. If you have any questions about the FAFSA or CSS/Financial Aid [...]

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