Blog posts tagged with "financial aid"

  • February 19, 2013

     

     

     

    a blog post by College Board's financial aid expert, Susan McCrackin.

     

    Wondering if you should file the FAFSA? Let this College Board infographic help you.

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    It’s time.


    The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is how millions of students apply for federal, state and most college-based financial aid. And because government grants compose 74 percent of this $185 billion pool, it’s understandable for families to feel anxious when filling out the FAFSA.

    It doesn’t have to be that way. Susan McCrackin, Senior Director Financial Aid Methodology at the College Board, offers this eight-step map to help parents and students work through the FAFSA as efficiently and effectively as possible.

  • May 22, 2012

    Figuring out how to pay for college can be complicated and difficult to navigate, not to mention, overwhelming. Hopefully this infographic from SNHU will help you figure out your path.
    Navigating the financial aid system infographic by Southern New Hampshire University, SNHU.EDU

  • October 28, 2011

    There is some common misunderstanding about financial aid for college bound families. The infographic below illustrates 8 of the most common myths surrounding the world of financial aid. 

    For more information regarding scholarships and financial aid, please click here.

  • March 18, 2011

    Most students need help paying for college, but where does financial aid come from and how do you get it? Billions of dollars are used to finance higher education each year; in 2009-10 alone, $199.2 billion was awarded to students in the form of grants, in addition to another $8.5 billion in state and private loans. Want to see some numbers? Here’s a breakdown of college financial aid: where it comes from, where it goes and all the other details.

  • April 30, 2009

    The National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education reports that the cost of higher education has risen dramatically. Between 1987 and 1996, the cost of attending public institutions rose by 132 percent, and the cost for private institutions increased by 99 percent both during a period of relatively low inflation with a modest 52 percent increase in family disposable income.

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