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One Mom's Experience Filling Out the New FAFSA

For many years, I squirreled myself in a room, rifling through documents to the backdrop of my[...]

What Is 'Chasing Merit' and Why Are So Many Families Doing It?

In the span of a week, I appeared in a documentary, Exclusion U, and a segment for Nightline ABC[...]

Appeals in College Admissions: Everything You Need to Know

As most colleges have now released admissions decisions, I get asked by students on a daily basis[...]

3 Financial Aid Terms Every Family Should Know

This week, all the major news outlets are reporting on a complaint filed in federal district court[...]

2021: The Year of Merit Scholarships

The wheeling and dealing has already begun. Colleges that use merit scholarships are actively[...]

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