Welcome to part two of the Financial Aid Finder’s online FAFSA workshop. (Go here to read Part 1: The Essential Document Checklist .) The FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and it is your key to unlocking the treasure chest of federal financial aid. In order to help you maximize your student [...]
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Do you need help with your financial aid application? Are you worried about how to complete your FAFSA in order to maximize your student aid award? If your answers were yes and YES, then you need to know about College Goal Sunday. I just read about this free nationwide program in my local Saturday paper. [...]
February 4, 2009 by Mara Strom Welcome to the Financial Aid Finder’s online FAFSA workshop. The FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which is your key to the treasure chest of federal (and even some state) financial aid for college. If you want to qualify for federal student loans, federal grants (that’s [...]
The month of January is winding down, which means the days are rapidly ticking away until tax the dreaded tax filing deadline (AKA April 15, 2009). If you are planning to apply for financial aid, however, you have even less time than you may think. That is because you can not complete your FAFSA, the [...]
September 22, 2008 by Mara Strom A panel of financial aid experts thinks that America’s federal financial aid system needs a major overhaul. According to the Rethinking Student Aid study group, these changes include simplifying the application process (aka FAFSA, or the Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and increasing Pell grant maximums. The most [...]
July 15, 2008 by Mara Strom Some of you may be wondering whether qualifying for a federal loan is really that big of a deal. You figure money is money, and debt is debt. Plus, you’ve heard that applying for and getting accepted for a private loan is easier and faster. While it’s true that [...]
Most of the time I come here and talk about what you should do to get financial aid…Gentle reminders about filing before the FAFSA deadline, applying for as many scholarships as you can, and picking the right student loan to cover the gap. Well, today, I’m going to be a little more ruthless. I’m going [...]
June 16, 2008 by Mara Strom If you need financial aid for the 2008-2009 school year, then heads up: You’ve got two weeks from today to complete your FAFSA. FAFSA stands for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, and it tells you and your school how much — and what kind of — federal [...]
