If you are a college student, or planning to be one in the future, here are some facts you should brush up on. According to the research group Public Agenda (funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), more than half of all students who dropped out of school and failed to graduate did so because they "needed to go to work and make money." One-third of respondents said … [Read more...] about Financial Aid Critical to Graduation Rates
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Most Important Financial Aid Questions
US News & World Report ran an interesting article last week about how to increase your chances of getting all the financial aid you need. According to the article, only 3% of U.S. colleges promise to meet the full financial needs of their income freshmen class, without them having to take out any loans. If your college is among the other 97% that aren't making that … [Read more...] about Most Important Financial Aid Questions
Did you know: The Expected Family Contribution
I'm starting a new feature here at the Financial Aid Finder that I'll be calling -- for lack of a better name -- Did you know?. Every other week or so, I will look at one important, but little known (or often forgotten) aspect of financial aid. The goal here is to help you be better informed so that you can get the most of your financial aid award. This week, I'm focusing on … [Read more...] about Did you know: The Expected Family Contribution