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          This one’s for all you parents out there starting the college planning and application process with your high schoolers. Don’t you just love how colleges want […]

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          CAP’s new Financial Aid Award Analyzer in the Evaluate & Appeal module allows you to answer arguably the most important question when it comes to making […]

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          It’s no secret that college tuition is continuing to increase dramatically year over year. For the 2021-2022 school year, the average annual cost of college tuition […]

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          Everyone has heard “paying for college” horror stories. Families spend a full summer (sometimes longer) touring college campuses with their rising seniors. They fall in love […]

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          Wanting to get your student a free college education? Who doesn’t! The fact is, there are still colleges in the United States that offer full-ride merit-based […]

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        • Keep Your Sanity While Planning For College – Our Top 5 Tips for Success

          This one’s for all you parents out there starting the college planning and application process with your high schoolers. Don’t you just love how colleges want […]

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        • Free Money for College: Understanding Grants and Scholarships

            Free Money for College: Understanding Grants and Scholarships All schools offer free money, or “gift aid” to discount the cost of college with grants, scholarships, […]

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           The Importance of Transparency College Aid Pro’s (CAP) Mission is to End the Student Debt Crisis by empowering families to shop smarter for college. This is […]

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        • Can My Kid Get a Full-Ride Scholarship?

          I was listening to a financial call-in program the other day and the topic of how a mom was going to pay for her kid’s college […]

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        • 5 Things Parents Need to Know About Private Scholarships

          This was originally written for and published by Saving For College, adapted and expanded for the College Aid Pro community. When families think about bridging the […]

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        • Getting a Division 1 Athletic Scholarship

          Getting a Division 1 athletic scholarship is not an easy task. However, if your student has this goal, there are definitely tips that will increase his […]

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        • A National Merit Scholarship Success Story
        • 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 […]

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        • The FAFSA Simplification Act – Upcoming FAFSA Changes

          With the FAFSA Simplification Act comes a host of changes to the way federal student aid is calculated. Some of those changes have already been implemented, […]

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        • How Home Equity Affects The CSS Profile
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        • Parents and Dependents: Clarifying Relationships in Financial Aid Reporting
        • 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 filling out this beast, let’s break it down with some basic […]

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        • FAFSA Verification – What It Is, How to Handle It, and Why Parents Shouldn’t Freak Out
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          Getting all of your financial aid forms completed and submitted is a major milestone. A lot of families use that moment to breathe a sigh of […]

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        • Financial Aid Appeals – Evaluate Your Options with our New Awards Analyzer

          “The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.” – Herbert Spencer We created the College Aid Pro platform first and foremost to help fill […]

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          “The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.” – Herbert Spencer We created the College Aid Pro platform first and foremost to help fill […]

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          Many college-bound families look to federal student loan options provided by the U.S. Department of Education to bridge the gap between what they have saved or […]

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Category: ACT/SAT

The New Digital SAT- What You Need to Know

high schoolers taking SAT on computers

Do you have a love-hate relationship with the SAT like many college bound students and their parents? Parents love to say their student achieved a high […]

Can High SAT Scores Help Your College Admission Chances?

High SAT scores can be very advantageous in your student’s college search process. They can open up new possibilities when it comes to college admission and […]

How to Get a Full-Ride Scholarship from Your ACT or SAT Score

Wanting to get your student a free college education? Who doesn’t! The fact is, there are still colleges in the United States that offer full-ride merit-based […]

Do You Still Need Strong Standardized Test Scores for College?

How much do your standardized test scores matter? The short answer: A lot. But it’s complicated. SAT and ACT scores continue to matter, at least for […]

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