The FAFSA Verification Process and Financial Award Letter

By Brock Jolly / February 28, 2020

Verification Does Not Mean You’re In Trouble Once you submit the FAFSA, and the government calculates your family’s Expected Family Contribution (EFC), it will then be displayed on your Student…

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Understanding Your Student Aid Report (SAR)

By Brock Jolly / February 21, 2020

This article was updated on February 21, 2020. It was originally published on February 18, 2016. The Student Aid Report (SAR) is a confusing government-type report that summarizes the information…

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3 tips for having the college money talk

By Online Media Source / February 12, 2020

By Chris Wills | January 30, 2020 In our work of helping families navigate the college process. it continually shocks me how few have not had the “money talk,” either…

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Don’t Bank on the Big Time NCAA Baseball Scholarship

By Alexandra Koury / January 29, 2020

NCAA Baseball Scholarship Stipulations Thousands of parents and young athletes all around the country are spending countless hours and money to achieve a major goal: getting a baseball scholarship to…

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Schools That Cover 100% of Your Financial Need

By Online Media Source / January 15, 2020

This is a guest post from Edmit. We have great news! There are a lot of schools across the United States that cover 100% of student financial need. Getting 100%…

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How the GI Bill Affects the Costs of Higher Education

By Austin Perryman / January 7, 2020

In 1944, the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (commonly referred to as the G.I. Bill), was designed and passed through Congress in the United States. Despite the original Bill expiring…

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Educating Yourself When It Comes to Paying for College

By Erik Fischer / November 26, 2019

Saving for retirement is a challenge. Figuring out how to pay for your kids’ college while trying to save for retirement is a much more difficult challenge.  College is a…

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Think Twice About Using Real Estate to Pay for College

By Hugo Carvajal / November 19, 2019

Note: In this post, I am focusing solely on rental properties—not REITs or crowdfunding platforms. You can read about the pros and cons of using home equity in another post.…

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How to Check Your Admissions Probability for College

By Erik Fischer / November 13, 2019

Traditional Strategies for Determining Admission Probability The college search process can be grueling and chaotic; there are just so many possibilities and unknown factors involved. And of course, underscoring this…

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Stuck in the Middle: How Roth IRAs Can Be Used for College Funding

By Jimmy Hicks / November 8, 2019

Roth IRAs and the FAFSA When it comes to college funding, most families seem to be “in the middle.” They aren’t wealthy enough where college funding isn’t a concern and…

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