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Getting Your Financial Aid Award Verdict

on March 30, 2011 in College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Parents, Student Loans

I’ve been hearing from parents of high school seniors lately who are either elated by their financial aid awards or utterly depressed. Here are some examples: A dear friend of mine is thrilled because her son Geoffrey received a very large need-based aid package to Macalester College, which is where he is heading in the […]

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Answering College Questions

on March 18, 2011 in Featured, Financial aid, Money

Today I wanted to share with you a Q&A about college issues that I did with a well-respected financial advisory firm in St. Louis, which is my home town. The firm’s director of communications interviewed me and published the answers this month in the firm’s client newsletter. I thought you might appreciate seeing what I […]

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Making Our Last College Payment!

on March 16, 2011 in College Costs, College Savings, Financial aid, Money

My husband and I reached a milestone yesterday. We made our last payment for our daughter’s bachelors degree. Caitlin is graduating from Juniata College in May and we’ve managed to pay for her degree — she double majored in business and Spanish — without taking out loans.  I should have bought a bottle of champagne […]

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The Real Cost of Attending an Expensive East Coast University

on March 10, 2011 in College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Universities

Yesterday I wrote about college coop programs that link students up with jobs while they are still students. Here is the post: Do You Need a Coop Program To Get a Job? What I am far more interested in sharing is what these and other private universities, many of which are located on the East […]

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Deciphering a Financial Aid Package, Part 2

on March 2, 2011 in Financial aid, Money

In my last post, I explained what kind of federal financial assistance you might find in a financial aid award.  Here it is: Deciperhing a Financial Aid Package Today, I’m going to cover the types of college grants that parents typically find in a student financial aid letter. College Grants Many families believe that the […]

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Deciphering a Financial Aid Package

on March 1, 2011 in Financial aid, Money

It’s the college financial aid season. Some parents are still struggling to complete their financial aid application, while others are receiving their financial aid packages in the mail. Once you receive a financial aid award, the challenge is to decipher it. I’m going to help you master these financial aid letters by looking at the […]

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