Academics

If you are getting ready to attend college I’m sure you are wondering how on earth you are going to pay for it. Even graduating high school students are more and more often finding that they need to contribute in some manner to their college educations. Whether you will be taking out student loans, applying [...]

While most parents start saving from the beginning for their children’s college education there are still times when extra help is required. This help can come in different forms, and you will find many college scholarships which will be of great help. There are also times when looking at federal student financial aid is more [...]

Financial aid is important in any college education. Most people would not even be able to attend college without financial assistance. Financial assistance comes in varying forms like private loans, federal student loans, scholarships, and grants.
Wherever you choose to attend college and whatever you decide to major in, you will need financial aid. Although a [...]

Many teenagers see university as the next step to their becoming an adult. The choice of classes is left to them. For many of these students their finances are now in their hands. It is usually at this point that they will think about the need for money to help them with their education. The [...]

What if your under 24- living with your parents and together they make ok money & you have a full time job $10.00 with 2 other kids in the household. However, they are in a lot of debt owe people money, have bad credit and the 3 of us together are living paycheck to paycheck- [...]

In the financial aid formulas, students have no asset protection allowance and lose 20 cents per year for every dollar in their name. Appearing asset poor can significantly help make sending a student to the college of their choice a financial reality. Gifting is one of the few legal ways this can be accomplished.

Any student [...]

I am 19 years old and a sophomore in college. My parents are fairly wealthy, so I don’t qualify for any government financial aid, but they refuse to help me pay for school. What steps do I need to take to declare myself legally independent, making me eligible for financial aid? If this [...]

Could you ask financial aid to take money from next semester, including loans, grants, to pay for something for this semester. I know they would have to review your file but is this possible did anyone ever try?

I am a student aid for my college’s financial aid office. The director wants to make our website more relevant so he wants videos on topics such as loans, scholarships, grants, etc. How do I make these short videos interesting so the students will actually watch them?