Tag Archives: FAFSA
Student Loan Tips For Recent Graduates
It seemed like a great idea at the time. Getting a personal loan was hardly an option, but financial aid institutions provided loan after loan to get you through school. If financial aid was your sole provider of getting through school, chances are, you feel like your student loan is going to follow you around … Continue reading
Most Common Federal Student Loan Programs
The Federal Student Loan Program was created to meet the financial aid needs of a variety of students. Therefore, not all student loan programs are created or distributed equally. The two primary student loan categories are public or private. The difference being that the former is funded by government programs and the latter is offered … Continue reading
Maximizing Your Financial Aid Eligibility
The following are the top strategies in impacting need-based financial aid eligibility: 1. To maximize financial aid, save money in the parent’s name, not the child’s name. 2. Pay off consumer debt, such as credit card and auto loan balances 3. Parents should go back to school to further their own education at the same … Continue reading
Avoid Losing Your Student Aid
According to the U.S. Department of Education, if a student is convicted of a drug offense after receiving federal student aid money, he or she must notify the financial aid department immediately and that student will become ineligible for any further student aid. They will also be responsible for reimbursing any and all financial aid … Continue reading
Avoid Frustrating Mistakes on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
A mistake on your FAFSA can delay the processing of your application by up to three weeks. Consider this statistic, one in seven FAFSA forms is returned do to errors. It can happen to you and it can result in your being denied student aid due to lack of funding. Common mistakes when filing your … Continue reading
Basics on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is a form that can be filled out annually by current and prospective college students in the United States to determine their eligibility for federal student aid. The Department of Education begins accepting the FAFSA on January 1st of each year. For previous FAFSA applicants, a renewal form … Continue reading