Top blog post topics include the CSS Profile, the FAFSA, financial aid, scholarships, and college admissions …

Learn if you must complete a CSS Profile for each school, whose account you complete the profile under, how customized questions work, how to determine the value of your home, how to complete it as a noncustodial parent, and more. …

Learn about the CSS Profile, a financial aid application used by roughly 200 colleges, universities, and scholarship agencies to determine eligibility for institutional financial aid funds, including what colleges require it, why colleges use it, how it differs from the FAFSA, and the cost. …

Review our tips on creating an account, completing the form, making corrections, listing colleges, filing the form as an undocumented student, filing the form with multiple children, and reporting items such as retirement, home value, home debt, and 529 accounts. …

Learn all about the CSS Profile including what the CBFinAid ID is, how to add schools after submitting, how to correct mistakes, how to report 529 accounts, and more. …

Learn how to find out when your financial aid applications, such as the FAFSA and CSS Profile, are due and why you should complete them as soon as possible once they are available. …

Topics include defining the SAI, the SAI formula, where to find your SAI, and multiple SAIs.…

Learn how the process works for twins, which 529 plans to report, who should be the custodial parent, how to include special circumstances, and more. …

Retirement savings are not reported on the FAFSA, but they are reported on the CSS Profile, meaning they could potentially affect your financial aid offer at certain schools. …

Topics include completing financial aid applications, getting an FSA ID, who requires the CSS Profile, applying for financial aid without an SSN, who should complete the financial aid applications, the affect of 529 accounts, the financial aid timeline, SAI Calculators, & helpful websites. …