by Mara Strom Wisebread had an interesting post about students whose families' middle class income status has squeezed them out of the golden Medina of federal and state financial assistance: Financial Need. Blogger Xin Lu cites two college friends whose families were well off enough to be denied financial assistance to their top picks -- Harvard and MIT. When their … [Read more...] about Too Rich for Tuition Assistance… Too Poor for Tuition
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Federal Financial Aid Changes for 2012 / 2013
July brings the summer heat, fireworks and outdoor picnics. Along with all the fun, July also marks the start of a new financial aid award year. An award year always starts July 1 and runs through June 30 of the following year and this award year. For 2012/2013, many changes to the student aid program are coming. Knowing these changes may save you some time in the financial aid … [Read more...] about Federal Financial Aid Changes for 2012 / 2013
FAFSA Verification Changes & Linking Your Tax Info
The 2012-2013 award year is bringing many new changes to the world of Financial Aid. One of these changes is the verification process to the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). If you want to avoid spending more time at your campus' Financial Aid office then you do studying for finals, you'll want to make sure and find out what changes are taking place. What is … [Read more...] about FAFSA Verification Changes & Linking Your Tax Info