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How to Negotiate with Colleges to Get More Money Many financial aid offices of colleges and universities are literally behind the times when it comes to determining financial aid...
FAFSA Changes: The Pros and Cons Transcript of Video: Hi, everybody, Matt Carpenter checking in here, I want to take a few minutes to talk about...
Early Decision and Financial Aid A question we get all the time is, are we going to get less money if we apply early decision?...
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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...
Standardized Testing Questions Beginning in February, 2020 standardized exam companies like ETS, GMAC, and CollegeBoard as well as universities and colleges started announcing...
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