CSS Profile Guide: What Parents Need to Know Before Filing

CSS Profile Guide: What Parents Need to Know Before Filing If your student is applying to colleges that require the CSS Profile, you may quickly realize […]
What Really Happens After You Submit a College Application? An Inside Look at College Admissions

What Really Happens After You Submit a College Application? An Inside Look at College Admissions You spend months building a college list, writing essays, requesting recommendations, […]
Your Financial Aid Questions Answered: Subsidized vs. Unsubsidized Loans, Credit Scores, College Budgets & More

Your Financial Aid Questions Answered: Subsidized vs. Unsubsidized Loans, Credit Scores, College Budgets & More Paying for college comes with a lot of questions, and sometimes […]
FAFSA 2027-28: Why Every Family Should File and What to Do Before October 1

FAFSA 2027-28: Why Every Family Should File and What to Do Before October 1 FAFSA season is almost here, and for families with a Class of […]
Think You’re Too Rich for Financial Aid? Here’s What to Do Next.

Too Rich for Financial Aid, Too Poor to Pay for College: What Families Need to Know If you’ve ever looked at a college bill and thought, […]
How to Appeal Need-Based Financial Aid (A Step-by-Step Guide That Actually Works)

How to Appeal Need-Based Financial Aid (A Step-by-Step Guide That Actually Works) You got the acceptance letter — congratulations. Then you opened the financial aid offer… […]
Holiday Q&A: How to Appeal a Financial Aid Offer: What to Say (and What Not to Say)

Holiday Q&A: How to Appeal a Financial Aid Offer: What to Say (and What Not to Say) The end of the year is one of the […]
6 Most Frequently Asked Financial Aid Questions Keeping Parents Up at Night (Answered)

6 Frequently Asked Financial Aid Questions Keeping Parents Up at Night (Answered) If you’re lying awake wondering how you’ll pay for college, you’re not alone. Every […]
The Truth About College Net Price Calculators: Why Families Are Being Misled About Real College Costs

The Truth About College Net Price Calculators: Why Families Are Being Misled About Real College Costs When families start the college planning process, one of the […]
Top 3 Case Studies for How High Income Families Can Still Get Need-Based Aid

Top 3 Case Studies for How High Income Families Can Still Get Need-Based Aid For many families, filling out the FAFSA and CSS Profile feels like […]