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6 Ways to Get Help on the PROFILE and FAFSA

on January 21, 2013 in Admissions, Applying, Financial aid, Money

Are you intimated at the prospects of tackling your financial aid applications? Join the crowd. It’s easy to make mistakes on the forms and these errors could cost you a ton of money. Resources exist, however, to help you survive the process. Here are six resources to get you started: 1. Use FAFSA on the [...]

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Can This Family Ask for More Merit Aid?

on January 18, 2013 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships

I’m answering a quick financial aid question that I received on my Facebook page. Plenty of parents are asking the same question. Lynn O’Shaughnessy Mom’s Question: My son applied Early Action to a number of colleges and has gotten into a variety of them with varying amounts of merit aid. Even with this aid, the [...]

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The Latest on College Prices and Selectivity

on January 16, 2013 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying

Do you assume that most teenagers face lousy odds of getting accepted into a good college? Lots of families believe that the admission process is stacked heavily against applicants, but this isn’t true. I largely blame the media’s obsessive coverage of the most elite universities for that misconception. A report from the College Board, Trends [...]

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Answering Your Financial Aid Questions

on January 11, 2013 in Admissions, Applying, College Costs, Financial aid, Money

I’ve been asking visitors to my college blog and Facebook page this week to send me questions regarding the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE. I am sharing some of their questions and my answers today because I know other people are just as puzzled about aspects of these two [...]

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It’s Time for FAFSA Questions

on January 9, 2013 in Admission practices, Applying, Financial aid, Money

Now that we’re officially into the 2013-2014 FAFSA season, I wanted to answer some questions on my college blog that I’ve gotten about financial aid forms. If you have your own questions, please leave them in the comment box below. Lynn O’Shaughnessy Mom’s question: Try as I might I still can’t get my hands around [...]

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8 Financial Aid Mistakes to Avoid

on January 7, 2013 in Admissions, Applying, Financial aid, Money

It’s extremely easy to make financial aid mistakes. Paula Bishop, a CPA friend of mine in Bellevue, WA., who has filled out countless financial aid forms for clients, tells me that she’s never seen any parent complete a  application without at least one mistake.  Now that’s depressing and it can also be costly if you [...]

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