FAFSA guides, scholarship search strategies, financial aid tips, student loan comparisons, and work-study information.
The FAFSA determines how much financial aid you get. Here's exactly how it works, what affects your aid, and the mistakes that cost families thousands.
Your financial aid letter is designed to look generous. Here's how to decode it, compare offers across schools, and negotiate for more money.
Americans leave billions in scholarships unclaimed each year. Here's a systematic strategy to find and win them, plus how to spot scams.
Americans owe $1.77 trillion in student loans. Here's how federal and private loans work, what they cost, and how to avoid borrowing more than you can repay.
Work-study sounds great on your aid letter, but it's not free money; it's a part-time job. Here's what it actually pays, how it works, and whether you should take it.