Financial Aid

Understanding College Financial Aid and Paying for College (For Parents)

Take the mystery out of financial aid and college cost so you can choose a college you can afford. Topics in this presentation will include:

New changes coming to the FAFSA
Types of aid: grants, scholarships, work/study, loans.
How do colleges decide how much aid to give?
Need- and merit-based aid, what's the difference, how to get it?
What do you need to know about financial aid applications: the FAFSA and the Profile forms?
Using net price calculators to estimate your cost after aid at any college.
Estimating the 4-year bottom line: how much will you pay for a college degree?
How can you estimate how much college debt you’ll need?
How can you decide if college debt is reasonable and affordable?