Browsing Month April, 2010


Maximizing free money

By: | Published: April 13, 2010

In our last post, we discussed evaluating and improving your financial aid award. Today, we discuss the next step in the paying for college checklist – maximizing free money. Maxing out scholarships is an important step towards paying your tuition. With that in mind, today we take a look at scholarships: how to find them, [...]

Understanding your financial aid award

By: | Published: April 8, 2010

Recently, there’s been talk in the press about evaluating and understanding college financial aid awards. We’re hearing that students are confused when it comes to their award letters and aren’t sure if there’s any way to improve them. Here are some common questions being asked. What’s the difference between the various types of aid? What [...]

Paying for college checklist

By: | Published: April 6, 2010

With financial aid award letters being sent to college students around the country, SimpleTuition has prepared a checklist to help you make the best use of your time as you line up funding for next semester. Paying for College Checklist: Review and Evaluate Your Financial Aid Award - As soon as you receive your financial [...]