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When Is the FAFSA Due?
When Is The FAFSA Due If you’re in the throes of college application season, then you’re...
How Much Financial Aid Can You Get? Cracking the Code on College Costs
As a parent, you want the best for your child's future, and higher education is...
What is the FAFSA? The Essential Guide For Success
If you're a parent with a child heading off to college or one already there,...
What is the CSS Profile? Mastering the CSS Profile for Maximum Aid
When it comes to financing your education, there's more to consider than just tuition fees....
FAFSA Frustration: 10 Common Mistakes You Can Avoid
Are you feeling the pressure of impending college costs? You’re definitely not alone. The road...
Preparing for the FAFSA Changes – Tips and Timelines to Ease Your Stress
Summer is in full swing and rising high school seniors are, no, let me rephrase,...
Financial Aid Guidance for Divorced or Separated Families
https://youtu.be/9BqeeULhB4Q What Constitutes a "Divorced or Separated Family" for College Financial Aid? Colleges don't see a difference...
What is an EFC and What Does it Mean For You?
In this video, we're going to take a look at what is an EFC and...
What is the Data Retrieval Tool in FAFSA?
In this video, we'll discuss what to know about the Data Retrieval Tool and how...
The FAFSA Simplification Act – Upcoming FAFSA Changes
With the FAFSA Simplification Act comes a host of changes to the way federal student...
Video: How to Complete the IDOC Financial Aid Verification Process
How to Complete the IDOC Financial Aid Verification Process The college financial aid application process is...
How Home Equity Affects The CSS Profile
The CSS Profile and the FAFSA have very different requirements and how they calculate your...
Pros and Cons of FAFSA’s Data Retrieval Tool
The FAFSA leverages a tool called the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT) to make...
IDOC and FAFSA Verification
Getting all of your financial aid forms completed and submitted is a major milestone. A...
FAFSA Changes 2023-24: What You Need To Know
The Federal Student Aid office recently announced FAFSA changes that will go into effect for...
2023-2024 CSS Profile Dos, Don’ts, and Updates
The 2023-2024 CSS Profile is available on October 1, 2022. Before you dive headfirst into...
What you Need to Know About Completing the CSS Profile or FAFSA with Divorced or Separated Parents or Two-Household Families
Financial aid forms can seem tricky for any household, but this is especially true for...
FAFSA Verification – What It Is, How to Handle It, and Why Parents Shouldn’t Freak Out
When applying for financial aid, you are submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid...
Parents and Dependents: Clarifying Relationships in Financial Aid Reporting
When dependent students apply for financial aid whether through the FAFSA or CSS Profile, they...
The 3 Different Types of Expected Family Contribution Explained
Do you find this article helpful? Imagine what you could learn from Matt, along with...
Quirks of the Financial Aid Application: Answers to Some Common FAFSA Questions
When you think about financial aid, “quirky” might not be the first word that comes...
Applying for Financial Aid: FAFSA and CSS Profile
Today we’re talking about applying for financial aid. Not the most exciting topic, but we...
What is the FSA ID? Why do you need one?
Thank you for joining us for this brief video with our very own Fairy Godmother...
Prior-Prior Year (PPY) : What It Is and Why It Matters to College Financial Aid
It seems like in the world of financial aid there's always one question that bubbles...