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The process of gathering the necessary paperwork for the Free Application for Financial Aid (FAFSA) form and searching for scholarship information can be daunting, but a new online tool that can help speed up the process has been launched from an unlikely source: MTV. The cable network, which is slowly evolving away from purely entertainment-oriented programming, has unveiled a financial-aid application for Facebook called My College Dollars. By using personal information stored on the prospective students’ Facebook profiles, the app provides a customized list of available scholarships that can be customized for the user’s age, location, field of study and...
Filling out financial aid forms can be a perplexing process. Fortunately, there’s plenty of time before the June 30 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) deadline for the 2012-13 school year. But to help students get their questions answered before the 11th hour, the U.S. Department of Education’s financial aid office hosted a virtual office hour on Twitter. Here’s a sampling of some questions and answers we found helpful (with a few minor edits to improve readability): Q: With getting help to pay for school, is there a limit in how much a person makes? A: There’s NO income...
Going back to school is a daunting proposition in and of itself. Factor in the high cost and associated qualms about rising student debt loads, and it’s enough to make your dreams of pursuing a degree and new career seem unreachable. Don’t let yourself get discouraged. There are lots of ways to keep the cost of your education in check. Here are 10 tips from U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Financial Aid that are tailor-made for folks who are eager to advance or change up their careers by going back to school: Enroll in a cooperative education program that...
If you’re on the ball and raring to go back to school, perhaps you’ve already filled out your 2012-13 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). If you file electronically, you can find out in just three to five days how much financial aid you’re eligible to receive. (It takes a bit longer, up to three weeks, for those who prefer to mail in a paper application and don’t provide an email address.) So, what happens if you don’t get as much aid as you were counting on—or if you’re flat-out denied? You can appeal. Some of the most common reasons for...
We know you’ve got a lot on your mind during the holidays. After all, you’ve got parties to go to, food to prepare, presents to buy—and you might be anxious about how you’re going to pay for it all. But if your New Year’s resolution includes going back to school in 2012, now’s an important time to start thinking about how you’re going to pay for that, too. We know it’s not as fun as putting up your holiday decorations, but this is when you should start preparing to file your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Over two-thirds...
It’s Jan. 1, have you filled out your FAFSA? For that matter, do you know what your FAFSA is? If you’re considering going back to school and wondering how you’ll pay for it, FAFSA may be the five most important letters you’ll discover while exploring your funding options. They stand for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and they’re your gateway to many government scholarships and grants that could help put your dreams of a health care career within reach. More important, Jan. 1 is the first day you can file your application with the government for the 2012-13...
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