Financial Aid

5 Financial Aid Strategies Parents of Sophomores Need to Know Before the Spring Semester

Parents of sophomores need to know that their students’ college financial aid awards will be calculated on the base year…

11 months ago

653 Colleges with No Application Fees for 2022

I’ve updated the list of colleges with no application fees based on the Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and…

11 months ago

The EFC Chart: Understand How Much You’ll Pay for College

Troy Onink used to provide a Federal FAFSA EFC Chart until he passed away in 2018. His chart is still…

12 months ago

28 Free Resources for FAFSA Help

Why should you care about FAFSA help? In case you haven’t heard, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)…

12 months ago

Is Stacking Athletic and Academic Scholarships Allowed?

The first thing you need to know is that athletic and academic scholarships can't be stacked at D3 schools because…

1 year ago

15 Things Parents of High School Freshmen Must Know NOW About Preparing for College!

As the parents of college freshmen drove home from dropping their kids off at college, many had to be thinking…

1 year ago

The Hard Truth About Private Scholarships

There are two major delusions/misconceptions about paying for college that too many parents have. The first is that by not…

1 year ago

10 Avoidable Mistakes Parents Make that Increase Student Debt

We have all heard the horror stories of college graduates with staggering debt and little hope of repaying it before…

1 year ago

76 Best Bets for College Merit Scholarships

The best bets for college merit scholarships aren't necessarily schools you have heard of. But if you're serious about looking…

1 year ago

Find Colleges with the Most Merit Scholarships in 4 Easy Steps

(For those looking for colleges with the most merit scholarships, I’m updating this post. Because I’ve updated the spreadsheet several…

1 year ago