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colleges cut prices by providing more financial aid
Private U.S. colleges, worried they could be pricing themselves out of the market after years of relentless tuition increases, are offering record financial assistance to keep classrooms full. The average “tuition discount rate”—the reduction off list price afforded by grants and scholarships given by these schools—hit an all-time high of …
making sense of college aid
Cole Schenewerk has a tough choice ahead of him. The high-school senior from El Cajon, Calif., already has gotten an acceptance packet from Southern Methodist University and a preliminary
college admission roulette: ask for financial aid, or not?
THE decision by Grinnell College to continue — for now — to admit students regardless of their ability to pay raises a question that more and more parents are asking:
paying for college: helpful websites
College acceptance letters are starting to arrive, and families now must figure out how to pay the tuition. Here are some sites that offer guidance to the world
don’t delay filing Fafsa
Parents may be filing taxes later than usual this year, but don't let that delay your application for college financial aid. Tax changes resulting from the fiscal-cliff deal have
8 financial aid mistakes to avoid
Here are plenty of financial aid mistakes that you can make, here are eight to avoid: 1. Assuming you can’t file the FAFSA or PROFILE without a completed 2012
12 college financial aid terms defined
Navigating the college financial aid processcan be daunting even for the most highly educated among us. What are the differences among grants, scholarships, and loans? What does FAFSA stand
9 things you need to know about private college scholarships
Winning private college scholarships can certainly help make college more affordable, but you need to know the realities of competing for college cash. My pet peeve about private scholarships is
10 common FAFSA errors parents make
January is the month that millions of families disclose their financial data to the Department of Education through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Depending on
college admissions officers: no reason to worry about debt
Apparently America’s college admissions directors think there’s no need to worry about education debt. Just get used to it, America. According to a new survey conducted by Inside
