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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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Getting Ready to Apply for Financial Aid

Getting Ready to Apply for Financial Aid

on December 8, 2011 in Admissions, Applying, Financial aid

If your child will be heading to college next fall, now is the time to prepare for applying for financial aid. Your first step is to know what type of financial aid applications you will have to complete. Students won’t be eligible for financial aid unless they complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid [...]

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Will Saving for College Hurt Your Chances for Financial Aid?

Will Saving for College Hurt Your Chances for Financial Aid?

on November 28, 2011 in College Savings, Financial aid, Money, Parents

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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What is Your Expected Family Contribution?

What is Your Expected Family Contribution?

on October 12, 2011 in College Costs, College Savings, Financial aid, Money

What is Your Expected Family Contribution? Do you know what the term Expected Family Contribution or EFC means? Most of you probably don’t so I’m devoting the next couple of college blog posts to explaining what an Expected Family Contribution or EFC is and why it’s so important. If you file for financial aid through [...]

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