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Your SAR, or Student Aid Report, is compiled based on the information you provided on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA form. If you included your email address while filling the form, you will receive your SAR by email a few days after your application is processed. If you did not include …

Filling out the FAFSA form is one of the best things you can do when you are looking for financial assistance for your college education. Unfortunately, every year, students keep making the same mistakes, which results in them losing out on money that they could have had access to. These tips will help you maximize …

Opening your first college acceptance letter will be, without a doubt, one of the most gratifying and exciting moments of your academic life. While most students have an idea of which colleges will accept them, it doesn’t feel real until you hold proof in your hand, showing that a university looked over your transcripts, letters, …

Your financial aid letters aren’t (always) written in stone. There may actually be some flexibility in the money a school grants you. It may only take a phone call to get a higher financial aid package, or it might require a longer appeals process. If your financial aid is less than you thought it would …

The short answer is yes, you can appeal an offer letter. You can appeal an offer letter. What many students do not realize is that a financial aid offer letter is not a final decision. It is, in fact, an offer that is made by the prospective college. You are under no obligation to accept …

Financial aid offer letters often confuse students and their parents, with unfamiliar terms mentioned in the letter. Unfortunately, misunderstanding some of the key terms can result in making the wrong decisions. That can lead to a long-term impact on their finances. Understanding what your financial aid offer letter is really important. Here are a few …