Student Aid
Are You Prepared for the CSS Profile?
The CSS Profile application is used primarily by participating colleges for non-government financial aid, such as institutional scholarships, grants and loans. The CSS Profile involves a more detailed questionnaire than the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), focusing on the student’s detailed financial and household information, so it’s important to understand as much as…
Staying on Top of Your Student Loans: 3 Common Habits & Solutions
You’ve taken the big step of borrowing student loan money. While you’ve conquered one hurdle, the next challenges will arise in how you handle your loan situation throughout your college years. Avoid these 3 habits and keep our suggestions in mind to break bad habits—with student loans and in life! Keeping Tabs of Your Debt…
Where Should I be Saving for College?
Whether you have dreams of sending your newborn child to Harvard, UC Berkeley or San Diego State, you have a lot of savings ahead of you if you plan to foot part of the bill. You need to come up with a savings plan EARLY – and stick with it for many, many years. Various…
Recent Changes to Student Aid: What Are They and How Do They Affect You
College is expensive. Many students can’t afford going to college without the help of Federal Student Aid. The Federal Student Aid program helps “ensure that all eligible individuals benefit from federal financial assistance—grants, loans and work-study programs—for education beyond high school.” However, the Student Aid program will be different starting in the upcoming school year…