"Expert Financial Aid Consultants"

You’ve done it.  You finished high school and decided to pursue higher education (a wise move, given stringent requirements for good jobs and the sore lack of them these days).  But there’s still a monkey on your back, and you wonder how to pay for college.  True, education is a HUGE investment, but there are [...]

You may have recently read about college grants, and therefore got an overview of education grant options for college.  The Pell Grant is one of those options, and falls under federal financial aid.  Let’s have a more in-depth talk about this grant, and what the Pell Grant Eligibility requirements are. The Pell Grant is the [...]

Grant for grants! Ahh…the sweet smell of free money.  We are, of course, talking about college grants.  It doesn’t get much better when you’re facing the responsibility of paying for school.  Grants are an awesome financial resource for college students looking at their financial aid options. Wait, you didn’t know that grants were free?  Are [...]

You’ve been accepted to college, perhaps applied for financial aid (if not, we recommend reviewing the financial aid process) and now that the application madness has ceased, your head has stopped spinning long enough to wonder about a few things.  For instance, “What should I expect from my financial aid package?”  Well, let’s figure that [...]

So you want to go to college and know that there are funds available, but you want to know, “What specifically is out there for me?”  This question taps into the different types of financial aid offered for undergraduate students.  At the most basic level, you have your free aid and you have aid that [...]

So you finished applying for financial aid, huh?  Congratulations.  Now it’s waiting time.  You’re eager to find out what financial aid you will receive for school, and if you were eligible for specific aid types.  Luckily, students may often check on their financial aid status of applications while they wait for the official student aid [...]

Financial Aid–most of us have to deal with it, we just don’t understand it.  Well, just like the introductory courses you take in the early stages of your college career, it’s good to take a crash course in financial aid as well.   To get the ball rolling on understanding your college finances, we welcome you [...]

Hello!  Now that everyone has had thoughts of financial aid for college swirling around their minds, let’s get to the heart of the matter: the aid you will receive and how you will get it.  As you likely know already, your FAFSA money comes in the form of loans and grants taken out/given on your [...]

The rebounding economy is not good for those hoping to find scholarships in 2010. When the economy came falling down in 2009, many private colleges found themselves in a panic.  They significantly increased their financially aid packages in order to attract students. Students in the class of 2013 found themselves with a wide variety of [...]

With January 1st quickly approaching, let’s review the changes made to student financial aid that were effective as of July 2009. These changes include lowering the cost of student loans, an increase in aid for Pell Grant recipients and military aid recipients, and providing help for students who find themselves in unmanageable debt. Grants: Through [...]