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Will Your Savings Hurt Your Financial Aid Chances?

Will Your Savings Hurt Your Financial Aid Chances?

on February 1, 2012 in Financial aid, Money

Many families worry that their college savings accounts will kill their chances for financial aid. It’s been my experience that it’s usually dads who get stressed out about how colleges will treat their college accounts for financial aid purposes. Some fathers whom I’ve talked are down right bitter. They are especially incensed at the possibility [...]

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Don’t Fall for These 4 Financial Aid Myths

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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Click of a Button: Making the FAFSA Almost Painless

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

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

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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Avoiding 10 Common FAFSA Mistakes

Avoiding 10 Common FAFSA Mistakes

on December 30, 2011 in Financial aid, Money

FAFSA season begins on Sunday. New Year’s Day is always the first day that parents can file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. While it’s been simplified in recent years, the FAFSA still isn’t what I’d call a user friendly document and it’s easy to make mistakes. Paula Bishop, a CPA friend of mine [...]

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