Students often ask me about other specific resources that may be available online that can provide additional information about getting financial aid. Well, here is my answer to that question, as the following resources are the online websites that I value the most, and find to be quite useful. Government Websites The following sites are [...]

Work-study programs are essentially jobs provided to students who require additional financial aid to pay for school. There are two types of work-study programs: Federal Work-study (FWS) Non-federal Work-study (non-FWS) Federal Work-study is a federal student aid program that is based on a student’s financial need, and requires submission of the FAFSA to qualify. Non-FWS [...]

Getting the financial aid you need for college should not only take into account what you can receive in terms of student loan funding, but also what you can obtain via other types of financial aid instruments. This means that to maximize your ability to get the absolute most amount of aid you can for [...]

Here are what I consider to be the top questions I get from students and parents about paying for school, getting financial aid, and applying for student loans. The answers I provided for these questions are all concise, and to the point, and were created in an attempt to give useful answers that can quickly [...]

Trying to get private student loans with no cosigner and bad credit is no easy task. Private student loans are based on credit, unlike their federal student loan counterparts, which are based on financial need. Having the appropriate credentials in terms of credit is therefore imperative for a fast approval, and the only real way [...]