Archive for the ‘Financial Aid’ Category
Adventures in Financial Aid
December 17, 2010 12:39 pm Financial Aid, VideoHere is the first in a series of videos we’re doing about the basics of financial aid. Informative and funny. Thanks, of course, to the folks at Xtranormal.
10 Mistakes to avoid on the FAFSA
December 16, 2010 6:00 am Education, Financial AidIn just a few short weeks (January 1), the 2011 FAFSA will be available online. Use that acronym, and parents and students start to cringe. The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) causes fear and dread, much like the dreaded yearly IRS forms. But truthfully, the FAFSA is just an online form that you complete in order to qualify for federal financial aid and provide colleges with the information they need when determining your financial aid package.
Do you need financial aid to attend college?
December 14, 2010 6:00 am Education, Financial AidFor many, the decision to attend college hinges on the ability to pay for it. You may be surprised at the amount of aid that becomes available each year through federally funded grants and loans; not to mention the amount of aid individual colleges award each year in the form of grants and scholarships. On [...]
5 Tips to avoid being a college dropout statistic
December 7, 2010 11:11 am Choosing a Degree, Choosing a School, Education, Financial AidThe National Center for Education Statistics recently released findings of a study that followed the attainment and persistence rates of a nationally representative sample of 19,000 American students, following them over the past six years. The report found that, within six years of enrollment: 35 percent of students had not received any type of degree [...]
Using College Calculators
December 3, 2010 12:36 pm Applications, Education, Financial AidWith all the recent talk about students overburdened with debt after graduation and parents stretching to pay for college beyond their ability to repay, it makes sense to plan ahead and know your options before making a decision about college. The College Board at FinAid.org provides parents and students with several different calculators to determine [...]
4 Paths to Student Loan Forgiveness
November 15, 2010 2:55 pm Financial AidWhen you take out a federal student loan for college, the government expects you to pay them back—as would any creditor. But the difference between a bank and the federal government is that the government allows you to perform some types of public service in place of paying back a portion or all of your [...]
How and which of the student loans can be consolidated
November 15, 2010 11:44 am Financial AidIf you have taken out more than one loan for your education and now if you are having difficulty in making more than one loan repayment each month you can try out student loan consolidation programs. How you can consolidate your student loans will depend on the type of education loans you had taken. What [...]
Debunking the Scholarship Skeptics
November 4, 2010 10:17 am Career Advice, Financial AidDon’t believe what you hear from skeptics. Here’s the real truth about scholarships…
10 Tips to Navigate Financial Aid
November 4, 2010 10:12 am Financial AidFinancing a college education today requires creativity, tenacity and knowing how to navigate the financial aid maze. Here are ten tips to help you with the process and get you through the maze.
