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The Secret to Making Your College Years Count
Getting the most out of your college experience is more about the experience than the college. In fact, research has shown that six specific college experiences translate to long-term well-being.
Researching College Costs: IPEDS and the Common Data Set
How do you know what a college will cost you? There’s a lot of data out there that can help.
Student Aid Index vs Net Cost
The FAFSA’s Student Aid Index gets a lot of attention, but net cost is what you should pay attention to.
FAFSA: Ready, Set, Go!
The FAFSA is almost here. Here’s what you need to do to get ready to file it.
FAFSA and CSS Profile Info for Divorced Parents
Filing the FAFSA and CSS Profile raises tons of questions for divorced parents. Here are some answers.
Income on the FAFSA
The FAFSA asks about income numerous ways: it collects your tax return data through the IRS Data Retrieval Tool and then poses a number of additional questions about income. Let’s look at those.
New (School) Year’s Resolutions
It’s a new school year, so let’s kick it off with some New Year’s Resolutions.
Assets on the FAFSA
Assets are a small piece of the FAFSA for most families, but if you’re filing the FAFSA this fall, they are the one item you can make changes to and reduce your Student Aid Index.
The Three Types of Scholarships
Every college offers scholarships. Every student is eligible for scholarships. But not every student will be offered scholarships at every college. Here’s how to find colleges that will give scholarships to you.
How Are You Going to Pay For It?
College costs more than people think it will— and Americans have the student loan balances to prove that. How do you get a handle on college costs and how you’ll cover them?
You Can Use Your 529 for a Lot of Things
Your 529 is more flexible than you might think. Here are some of the many qualified uses of 529 dollars.
Getting the most out of your college experience is more about the experience than the college. In fact, research has shown that six specific college experiences translate to long-term well-being.