Successful financial aid appeals are rare, experts say. But crafting a good financial aid appeal letter can give students the best chance of getting more money for college. After receiving an award ...

What if I didn't receive a financial aid letter? First things first. You can't compare something you don't have. If you haven’t received a financial aid offer letter yet there are a few things you’ll ...

Learn what’s in a financial aid award letter and how to compare costs at multiple schools Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Rebecca Safier is a contributor to Buy Side and finance expert on ...

Professional Judgement refers to the ability for a financial aid office to review a special or unusual circumstance a student may be experiencing and using their professional discretion to make a ...

If you completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and received your FAFSA submission summary, you will then receive your WMU financial aid offer letter. If you are a new or ...

A bill proposed in the Minnesota Senate would make colleges’ and universities’ financial aid letters simpler, and require them to use a standardized form and common terms when communicating with ...

This time last year, McKenna Hensley had a big question on her mind: Where would she go to college? The answer — sort of — was somewhere in her pile of 10 financial aid offers. Each school she'd been ...

“I wish I had this when I started college after I had my son.” The quote is scribbled in the margins of my focus group guide, but it still grabs hold of my heart when I review my notes. In the five ...

“SwiftStudent really helps out, especially being the first in my family to go through this.” “My appeal ended up gaining me $1500 from my university, and an added $1500 to cover educational costs.

When Isabelle Maraschi visited Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, in March 2018, she could finally see herself as the doctor she had always dreamed of becoming. “I sat in on a premed ...

A financial aid appeal letter gives you the chance to request more aid based on changes in your financial situation or overlooked information Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Janet ...