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What’s Wrong With This Financial Aid Letter?

on March 22, 2013 in College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships

Many financial aid letters  — heck almost all of them –  are confusing. I’ve always wondered why award letters are so difficult to understand. Perhaps the staffers generating these letters in the bowels of universities have been conversing in financial-aid speak for so long that they have lost their ability to communicate in standard English. [...]

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Save Money By Reading This Book

on March 1, 2013 in Admissions, Applying, College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships

I’ve got to confess that it’s rare that I find a book about college strategies that I like. Today I wanted to share with you a book that I actually believe is helpful. The name of the book is Right College, Right Price: A New System for Discovering the Best College Fit at the Best [...]

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Answering a Dad’s Financial Aid Question

on January 14, 2013 in College Costs, College Savings, Financial aid, Money

Today I’m answering a question from a father, who is puzzled by the Expected Family Contribution figure he generated when using an EFC calculator. I think my answer to him will be helpful for just about anybody who will eventually be filing for financial aid. If you don’t understand what the term EFC is, please [...]

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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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A Great New Tool to Pinpoint Financial Aid Awards

on October 24, 2012 in Admissions, Applying, College Costs, Evaluating Schools, Financial aid, Money, Research, Scholarships

Earlier this year, I wrote a college blog post after hearing from an affluent mom in Washington state named Lynne, who used 66 net price calculators (!!) to determine which schools would offer the best awards to her bright daughter. Making Cost Comparisons a Snap It can take a long time to using these invaluable [...]

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Taking a Chance on an Early Decision

on October 15, 2012 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, College Costs, Money

I’m sharing an email that I received from an anxious dad in North Carolina, who asked me for advice about an early decision application.  I ran this post last year, but it will be just as helpful today for those contemplating applying to colleges via early decision. Here is what the dad wrote: Dilemma from [...]

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