5 Resources That Will Save You $3,480
Any favorite sites for researching schools? For the pro perspective, go where for $20 you can get online access to the Fiske Guide to Colleges, which is pretty much the go-to guide for college research (#1 on Amazon). This $20 is optional but totally worth…
Five FAFSA Myths – Busted!
What’s the FAFSA? It’s the online form you fill out to get financial aid from the government. To most of you reading this blog, that means this: FREE MONEY. But you can’t get it if you don’t apply. So before we get to the myths,…
5 Resources and Tips for Getting Scholarships and Financial Aid for College
Tip #3: Apply early. Like, right now. Yes, I know. This is the same advice that everyone gives you about everything. But with financial aid, it’s actually really important. Some reasons: FAFSA now opens October 1st instead of January 1st, allowing you to get your Student…
Fourteen Scholarship Essay Examples That Won Thousands
Kang Foundation Scholarship ($1000), Kingdom Dreamer Scholarship Fund Scholarship through Sarang Church ($2000), and the national contest from the Lamber Goodnow legal team ($1000) by Peter Kang. Prompt: Open topic. Fedora? Check. Apron? Check. Tires pumped? Check. Biking the thirty-five minutes each evening to the…
How to Write a Scholarship Essay: Complete Guide + Examples
Two ways you can go with this: Approach #1: Use the resources above to write a great essay that spells out your big dreams, then end with 1-3 sentences describing specifically how you’ll use the scholarship money. (We’ll call this the “I have big dreams…
How to Understand Your Financial Aid Award Letter
Cost Section Tuitions & Fees: Tuition is a given, though it may not appear on your award letter. If it doesn’t, look it up for the upcoming school year. (Tuition generally increases a little every year.) Fees cover all those “free” amenities on campus: “free”…
How to Write a Financial Aid Appeal Letter (+ Examples)
financial aid appeal letter tips: Begin with who you are and where you are from, how grateful you are to have been accepted and that you are excited about the school Be direct about what the letter is for (financial aid) Briefly talk about why…
College Application Fee Waivers: Who Qualifies and How to Get Them
Written by Dustin Lynn (Director of College Counseling at Battle Ground Academy in TN) and Andrew Moe (Director of Admissions at Swarthmore College in PA). In this post, we’ll cover: What is a college application fee waiver? Who qualifies for college application fee waivers? How…
A Step-by-Step Financial Aid Guide for International Students
Agent: A company (agency) or individual (agent) contracted and paid by high schools and universities in other countries to advise and recruit students to their institutions. Apostille: A legalized document. The Apostille Treaty is an international treaty drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International…