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Learn who the 2019 winners were for highest percentage of FAFSA completion at a small high school, highest percentage of FAFSA completion at a large high school, and most improved FAFSA completion percentage rate compared to last academic year. Read More

Tagged with: FAFSA, FAFSA Day, Massachusetts FAFSA Challenge

Facts include you must complete a process called Entrance Counseling, The Master Promissory Note (MPN) is a legal document that must be signed by the loan borrower, only the student is the sole borrower, there are origination fees and both annual and lifetime amounts, and you have multiple repayment options.  Read More

Tagged with: Entrance Counseling, Federal Direct Loans, Federal Student Loans, Master Promissory Note, Student Loans

To use this calculator, enter the cost of up to four schools, the gift aid you received from each school, the amount you received in Federal Direct Loans, and any other resources that will help you pay for college to see how much you will owe at each school.  Read More

Tagged with: Financial Aid, My College Cost Calculator

We discuss work study, the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship, how scholarships affect financial aid, subsidized vs unsubsidized loans, Federal Direct Loan limits and interest rates, MA state aid, and how to use your college savings funds.  Read More

Tagged with: FAFSA, Federal Financial Aid, Financial Aid, Loans, Paying for College, Scholarships, Student Loans, Work-Study

We explain how international students can complete the FAFSA and CSS Profile, where they can search for scholarships, which loan options are available to them, and what type of schools can provide the most financial aid for them.  Read More

Tagged with: Financial Aid, International Financial Aid, International Students

We asked financial aid administrators at three different Massachusetts colleges how they would respond if a perspective student appealed for more financial aid. Answers ranged from not matching another school’s offer to potentially granting more moderate requests.  Read More

Tagged with: Financial Aid, Financial Aid Appeals, Financial Aid Award Letters, Paying for College

We talk with an Assistant Director of Student Financial Services to discuss what a student loan refund is, what the process is like for requesting one, how long the process takes, and how the refund is credited.  Read More

Tagged with: Student Loans, Student Loans Refund