Are you wondering what work-study is? How do you apply for it? How does your teen find a job? And, most importantly, if your teen is an athlete: do college athletes have time for work-study? Here are the basics of work-study: Work-study is a federal student aid program for college students who have demonstrated […]
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FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. If you have an athlete who will be going to college, you’re going to fill out the FAFSA. So sooner or later, you need to know this information. In this article, you’ll learn when, how, and why to fill out the FAFSA. What is the FAFSA?
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Scholarships and aid are wonderful, but it’s what you actually pay that really matters! Every college has a sticker price that they advertise as the yearly tuition. But very few students pay the sticker price. Colleges don’t expect them to. Colleges throw out a big number to scare you. Then they award all kinds of
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Will your college athlete graduate with college debt? Over half of all college students take out student loans to fund their education. According to Educationdata.org, borrowers graduate with an average college debt of over $39,000. It’s statistically likely your child will graduate with college debt. Has your family been dreaming of a college athletic scholarship
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Our experience with All Star Financial Aid My daughter just graduated from high school. She is not an athlete looking for a college team, but like all parents we are trying to find a way to make her favorite school affordable. We know firsthand how hard that is! *Note, I wrote this in the
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