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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)...

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...

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,...

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...

The CSS Profile

The bulk of college financial aid money comes from the federal government; this aid is distributed by colleges using information supplied...

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...

Financial Matters: Trends in Student Loans

You’ve probably seen the headlines suggesting that debt for college students is out of control and getting worse. But, is it really? New...

Paying Your College Bill

If you have enough on hand to pay the full amount, simply write out a check and mail it in by the specified date. This is the easiest and...

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