March Madness

As students and families await their acceptance letters from colleges they anxiously look forward to the financial aid offer (if they applied for financial aid) letter. While many of you have completed all your forms and applications there is still the scramble of how are we going to get enough money to pay for college. Please keep in mind there are different types of financial aid when reading your award letters. Try to seperate the grants/scholarships (free money), from loans and work study awards. Many schools have different formats for delivering the financial aid news don't hesitate to give colleges a call to help explain the details. And as always I am here to help!

Happy 2010!!

Today I spent most of the day completing the new 2010 FAFSA application on behalf of my client families. The FAFSA this year has a new clean look, with a new student information section and parent information section. Do I think it is better...I am not sure. The most important quality the FAFSA needs to have is the ability to help students apply for and qualify for funding. It is too early (only one day old) to see if this form will make the grade....