Despite previous assurances that the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as FAFSA, would be released on Oct. 1, the U.S. Department of Education announced in August that most families will not be able to submit their FAFSA until December. While many families may be wringing their hands about the announcement, the Read More

Securing Merit Scholarships for College: Your Guide to Safe and Successful Applications Navigating the college admissions process can be daunting, but securing merit scholarships can significantly ease the financial burden. Merit scholarships are awarded based on academic, athletic, artistic, or other abilities, and do not need to be repaid. Here’s how to safely and effectively Read More

Looking for ways to make college more affordable for your students and their parents beyond financial aid and student loans? Then this webinar is for you. You’ll learn where to find tuition assistance and reimbursement programs. This webinar is another in a great series from Brennan Barnard of Khan Lab School and is hosted by Read More

There continue to be lots of questions from students and their parents about the FAFSA and financial aid issues. There is a free webinar being offered tomorrow (Thursday, April 18th at 7:30 pm Eastern) and archived for later viewing by Brennan Barnard, Director of College Counseling at Khan Schools Network on all things financial aid. Read More

Applying for scholarships can be a daunting task, yet it’s worth the time it takes to do it. Many scholarships go unawarded each year, and your students won’t get scholarships if they don’t apply for them. But how do they locate private scholarships? And what can they do to improve their chances of getting scholarships? Read More

College is expensive! Students should always look first to scholarships, grants, and savings to pay for college. Then they should investigate federal student loans. Unfortunately, oftentimes these won’t cover everything so their families will need to consider private loans to fill in the gaps. There are many issues to consider with private student loans including Read More

If not, we found a recently published guide that can help them. U.S. News & World Report just published a blog that outlines the four different types of federal funding with an overview of each. Four types of federal student loans are available: Here is a link to their post giving an overview of each Read More