College Applications and Financial Aid for Transgender Students
College Applications and Financial Aid for Transgender Students A Transgender Student’s Guide to Shopping, Applying And Paying For College While more and more students are identifying […]
IDOC and FAFSA Verification
IDOC and FAFSA Verification Getting all of your financial aid forms completed and submitted is a major milestone. A lot of families use that moment to […]
Net Price Calculators: Part of the Problem, Not the Solution
Our core belief at CAP is that students and families can make smart, fiscally sound college selection decisions if they are appropriately educated and armed with […]
Filling Out the CSS Profile Dos, Don’ts, and Updates
The 2024-2025 CSS Profile is available now. Before you dive headfirst into filling out this beast, let’s break it down with some basic information and […]
MyCAP Data Update! Admissions, Scholarships, and Financial Aid
MyCAP Data Update! Admissions, Scholarships, and Financial Aid “Have you started looking at colleges yet?” I remember asking my daughter this question 3 years ago when […]
6 Tips to Ensure You Don’t Go Broke Paying for College
6 Tips to Ensure You Don’t Go Broke Paying for College Flip or scroll through the news, and it won’t take you long to find some […]
What College Should I Go To? 12 Important Things to Consider
As we get close to May 1, National College Decision Day, deciding where to go to college can be a very stressful decision. Of my 3 […]
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 (FAFSA) each year. In any given year, some filings are selected […]
Athletic Scholarships 101
Athletic scholarships for college are often misunderstood and assumed to be more available than they are. The process to find these and market your athlete appropriately […]
What are National Merit Scholarships?
Most families in the college application process have heard the term “National Merit Scholarship” float around in college counselor meetings and college orientations. However, there is […]