Financial Matters: Do You Need to Submit the CSS Profile?
The CSS Profile provides a more complete picture of your family’s finances and provides a way for you to describe special circumstances.
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My Pathway to College
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
Financial Matters: Talking to Your Kids About Money
Parents owe it to their children to discuss their financial commitment and make their academic and financial expectations clear.
My Pathway to College
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
Financial Matters: “Great Money” or “Not So Great Money”
If you’re the parent of a high school senior and you’re thinking about how to pay for college without going broke, it’s a whole new,...
My Pathway to College
- Oct 2, 2020
- 2 min
The FAFSA
The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is the primary form used by colleges to determine eligibility for need-based aid. In...
My Pathway to College
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
Paying Your Child’s College Bill
A few months before your child starts college, you’ll receive a bill from the college for your child’s first semester (or quarter)...
My Pathway to College
- Mar 6, 2020
- 2 min
Appealing Your Financial Aid Award
If your first choice college offers everything you want but the price tag is making you cringe, don’t give up hope; consider appealing...
My Pathway to College
- Feb 3, 2020
- 2 min
Understanding the Net Price of College
Families often experience sticker shock when contemplating the cost of college, but it’s the net price, rather than the sticker price,...
My Pathway to College
- Jan 7, 2020
- 2 min
Cutting the Cost of College
As financial aid packages begin to arrive, families are faced with just how much college will cost. At many schools, self-help is up and...
My Pathway to College
- Nov 15, 2019
- 2 min
Merit Scholarships Make Private Colleges More Affordable
In an effort to avoid losing students to lower-cost public schools, private colleges have been increasing merit-based aid in recent...
My Pathway to College
- Oct 10, 2019
- 2 min
Financial Matters: Early Decision/ Early Action and Financial Aid
Early Decision is a binding admissions decision plan. In exchange for receiving an earlier admissions decision, students applying ED...
My Pathway to College
- Jun 24, 2019
- 2 min
Financial Matters: Pre-College Legal & Financial Matters
There are a few legal and financial issues that should be addressed before your son or daughter goes off to college. If your child has...
My Pathway to College
- May 6, 2019
- 3 min
Financial Matters: College Choices & Return on Investment
There are so many moving parts to a student’s search for the ‘right’ college – location, academic options, student services, clubs and...
My Pathway to College
- Apr 4, 2019
- 2 min
Financial Matters: Comparing Financial Aid Packages
If you’ve applied for financial aid and filed all the paperwork by the appropriate deadline, an award letter outlining a college’s offer...
My Pathway to College
- Mar 1, 2019
- 2 min
Financial Matters: Free Money vs Loans
If you’re the parent of a high school senior and you’re thinking about how to pay for college without going broke, it’s a whole new,...
My Pathway to College
- Feb 4, 2019
- 2 min
Financial Matters: Tax Benefits for Education
Tax credits may be available to parents who pay higher education costs for their dependents. An education credit helps with the cost of...
My Pathway to College
- Jan 8, 2019
- 3 min
Financial Matters: College Loans
Federal need-based and non-need based loans: Colleges may award a Perkins Loan to students with the greatest financial need. Direct...
My Pathway to College
- Dec 7, 2018
- 2 min
Maximizing Merit Aid
Although many middle-class and upper income families will not qualify for need based aid, they still may find the cost of attendance at...
My Pathway to College
- Oct 12, 2018
- 2 min
The CSS Profile
The bulk of college financial aid money comes from the federal government; this aid is distributed by colleges using information supplied...
My Pathway to College
- Aug 31, 2018
- 1 min
Filing the FAFSA
The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is the primary form used by colleges to determine eligibility for need-based aid. In...
My Pathway to College
- Jun 6, 2018
- 2 min
Financial Matters: Talk To Your Kids About Money
Before students leave for college, families need to have a conversation about reasonable spending expectations. Parents need to be aware...
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