In a previous post, I defined Expected Family Contribution (EFC), how it works theoretically, and what happens in the real world. For…
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A college comparison spreadsheet is really the most effective way to narrow your list of colleges you want to actually…
Parents of sophomores need to know that their students’ college financial aid awards will be calculated on the base year…
Troy Onink used to provide a Federal FAFSA EFC Chart until he passed away in 2018. His chart is still…
Why should you care about FAFSA help? In case you haven’t heard, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)…
As the parents of college freshmen drove home from dropping their kids off at college, many had to be thinking…
We have all heard the horror stories of college graduates with staggering debt and little hope of repaying it before…
Recently I was profiling Saint Michael's College in Vermont and learned about their Ski and Ride program for students. They…