Net Price Calculator, what are they and are they accurate? A question we get fairly frequently is are net price calculators accurate? Colleges are federally obligated to have a net...
Entrance Counseling and MPN in 5 Minutes In order to secure the federal direct student loan for freshman year of college, students must complete entrance counseling and...
Financial Aid – Are We Eligible? Financial aid and scholarship eligibility – Understanding which colleges will be most affordable and cost effective starts with an understanding...
Verification and IDOC IDOC and the federal verification process is what you can expect to tackle once the FAFSA, CSS Profile, and any...
Timeline Admissions, Financial Aid, and Scholarship Timeline. Deadlines are paramount. Knowing what is around the corner will help limit the stress...
How I was accepted at Vanderbilt, Carnegie Mellon, NYU, BU, Michigan and more! How I was accepted at Vanderbilt, Carnegie Mellon, NYU, BU, Michigan and more! Take a few minutes to learn what...
You won’t believe how American University treated this family who made a mistake on the FAFSA Thank you to Magda for sharing her story with the CFS community. Not all schools will conduct themselves as American...
The biggest piece of advice from parent’s who have just gone through the college process. We survey parent’s at the end of every year. Matt shares the biggest piece of advice from parent’s who have...
We don’t qualify for NEED-based aid…what can we do? If you are a family who will not be eligible to receive need-based financial aid, it is even more important...
