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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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8 Things You Need to Know About Private College Scholarships

on December 17, 2012 in Money, Scholarships

Winning private college scholarships can certainly help make college more affordable, but you need to know the realities of competing for college cash. My pet peeve about private scholarships is that people assume that they are the biggest source of college cash when they are really the puniest. Before you start hunting for private college [...]

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8 Things You Need to Know About Private Scholarships

on January 6, 2012 in Money, Scholarships

Winning private college scholarships can certainly help make college more affordable, but you need to know the realities of competing for college cash. My pet peeve about private scholarships is that people assume that they are the biggest source of college cash when they are really the smallest. Before you start hunting for private college [...]

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A Financial Aid Guru Answers Questions

on January 13, 2011 in College Costs, College Savings, Financial aid, Money, Parents, Student Loans

Do you have financial aid questions? If you do, head over to the college blog at The New York Times. This week Mark Kantrowitz, a financial aid guru and the publisher of FinAid and FastWeb, is answering people’s questions about financial aid. So far, Kantrowitz  has answered three rounds of questions that you can read [...]

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A Cheat Sheet for Repaying Student Loans

on July 9, 2010 in Financial aid, Money, Student Loans

If you have questions about repaying a student loan, Mark Kantrowitz, the financial aid wizard over at Fastweb, the scholarship search engine, has written a very handy guide on the topic. His student-loan repayment cheat sheet is hot off the press and full of invaluable information. Here are some of the topics that Repaying Student [...]

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