Financial Aid

Remember Murphy’s Law? It’s the adage that “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time.”  The development and rollout of the “Better FAFSA” by…

The total amount of financial aid that college students received in 2022-23 from Federal grants, loans, education tax benefits, and the work-study program was $240 billion. To this huge pile…

The Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program provides a way for students to earn money for their education by working at a part-time job while in a college or career school. There…

The best things in life are free, but most things are purchased at a fixed price. Curiously, one of the most important purchases in a person’s life, a college education,…

Ever hear of a Cargo Cult? It’s a term that describes the Pacific Islanders who faithfully awaited the never-to-return U.S. Navy of 1945 and their cargoes that made their lives…

Attending a college that receives major gifts from deep-pocketed benefactors and has a multi-billion dollar endowment has advantages for students. Among these is the possibility that some of that money…

By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder   Don’t assume the answer is no…you might be pleasantly surprised by a financial aid package. One of the biggest mistakes…

By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder   While I typically focus on the ins and outs related to college admissions, there is always the underlying question of…

By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder Fill out the FAFSA? In a word. Yes. Many middle-class families have convinced themselves that filling out the Free Application for Federal…

If you’re the parent of a high school senior and you’re thinking about how to pay for college without going broke, it’s a whole new, expensive world. Paying for College…