The moment has arrived. Students are already done cramming for their SAT exam. It was months ago that admission application essays and financial aid forms were submitted. Now, the joyful acceptance and painful rejection from universities and colleges are in hand. For the past days, the likes of Fernanda Soto …
Read More »Community College: Why Students Should Consider It
Many students dream of studying in one of the Ivy League schools. However, Bridget O’Brien thinks that they should also consider attending community college just like she did. According to Bridget, she was in the process of preparing for college in high school and was very excited at the prospect …
Read More »A Publication Provides Overview On Financial Aid
A new publication entitled Undergraduate Financial Aid in the United States was recently released at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences by the Commission on the Future Undergraduate Education. Judith Scott-Clayton who is the associate of economic and education at Teacher College in Columbia University is the author of …
Read More »A Girl’s Wish Come True, Thanks to Financial Aid
Varsha Varman who hails from Madhya Pradesh, India knew what was like having very limited options. From where she came from, girls were not taught to have their own dreams. Girls into sports was unheard of, much more so pursuing a law degree or engaging in politics. Attending Harvard is …
Read More »More Undergraduates Said To Benefit From Change of Financial Aid Policy
At the start of fall 2018, undergraduates who come from middle-income families at the Cornell will be able to take advantage of the more expansive financial aid policy from the school. The administration has already given a go signal to approve its new policy, which seeks to broaden the eligibility …
Read More »Money That Could Help Kids Prep For College: Busted By Wrong Font
The U.S. Education Department turned down different organizations and universities that sent out their applications for federal grant with the hopes that they could help young people from poor families for college. It seems that they made fatal mistakes – they had incorrect margins, did not use double spacing, or …
Read More »Saving For College When You Have Several Children
Most parents would want their kids to have the best possible education, preferably in the school of their choice. But for those who have multiple children, this goal becomes more of a challenge. Feeding them alone is already considered a financial burden. So can large families still afford to have …
Read More »Emory University Volunteered to Pay the Financial Aid of Illegal Aliens
Emory University is showing a generosity of spirit. It just recently announced that they will be funding the 100% financial aid packages of illegal aliens based on need. The reaction of international students who entered the country legally – they did not comment on the issue. All of the international …
Read More »Data on 100,000 Taxpayers May Be Compromised Because of Financial Aid Tool
The Internal Revenue Service tool that allows user to fill out their Free Application which is intended for Federal Student may have been compromised and nearly 100,000 taxpayers data is at the risk of falling in the wrong hands. John Koskinen, IRS commissioner, admitted this before the Senate Finance Committee. …
Read More »Supplying Financial Aid Information Now Made Easier
Good news to the families out there who are trying to score a federal college financial aid for the coming school year. According to reliable sources, it will now be easier to supply the extra information that the government sometimes asks from applicants. At of this writing, the online data-transfer …
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