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You've received your first college acceptance letter, and you're bubbling with excitement!
After you've shared the news with your loved ones and celebrated this major accomplishment, you're left with some choices to make. Is this college "the one?" Are you ready to commit?
There's no need...
On Tuesday, Jan. 31, the Department of Education (DOE) announced that colleges and universities won’t receive Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) information until mid-March. Originally estimated to arrive by late January, this delay may have been caused by a ...
Scholarships can be a good way to ease the financial burden of college or fund your education entirely. Many scholarships are merit-based, meaning they're awarded because of a student's academic, athletic, artistic or leadership abilities.
But you don't need to be at the top of your cl...
Most students heave a sigh of relief after they click on the college application submit button.
Some of these same students find themselves in a panic when they learn that components of their application package may not have arrived at the admissions office.
As a college consultant, I advise all my ...
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as the FAFSA, is your passport to valuable sources of federal, state and college-based financial aid. But if you don’t fill it out, you could lose out on potential grants, scholarships and low-interest federal student loans. Even more t...
The CSS Profile is an application you fill out online to determine whether you qualify for non-federal aid. (To apply for federal aid fill out the FAFSA.)
How is the CSS Profile Different From FAFSA?
Starting Oct. 1, current and prospective college students and their families can complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, otherwise known as the FAFSA, for their share of $150 billion in federal student aid (including grants, loans and work-stu...
If high school seniors want to graduate, they have to complete a FAFSA in these states now.
According to a federal study released last year, there are many reasons why students don’t complete the FAFSA: a majority of families believe that they can cover the cost of school on their own or that they wo...