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 ...

Notoriously complicated and confusing, financial aid award letters are now arriving in students' mailboxes. To read them, students should take advantage of available tools, create a spreadsheet to ...

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 ...

When you fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), you should receive written notification from your school of choice explaining how much aid you qualify for and what type. A ...

Getting a financial aid award letter is the first step in making a college admissions decision. You’ve been accepted to your school of choice and have been awarded a financial aid package. This is ...

The financial aid offer letter is your guide to how much money you are getting from any University to which you apply. How do you make sense of all of the numbers and figures on the letter? How do you ...

If your financial aid package falls short of your need, you can ask the college for more financial aid by sending them a ...