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The team at Great College Advice can help you navigate the world of financial aid and save money on the cost of college.
July 7, 2025
The team at Great College Advice can help you navigate the world of financial aid and save money on the cost of college.
New Jersey Educational Consultant gives her take on the relationship between applying for financial aid and getting accepted to college. Should you check that “YES” box for financial aid or not?
Merit-based financial aid can reduce the cost of college significantly. However, colleges are selective about how they award merit aid. And some are more selective than others.
Students with bad grades, low GPA, and low SAT and ACT test scores can still get into college. But can they graduate? Can they get financial aid? Mark responds to an inquiry from a student who wants it “honest and straight.”
Great College Advice looks at a recent article critiquing Payscale’s data on “return on investment” for America’s colleges and universities.
Does your GPA reflect the knowledge you gained in a class? The answer, according to an article recently published by the Association of Middle Level Education, is probably not. Teachers rely on grade point averages for the sake of simplicity, not because these averages reflect mastery of material.
Now that you’ve been accepted Early Decision at your school of choice, what should you do about your other applications? Read on for advice on how to communicate with your remaining schools.
FAFSA. PROFILE. COA. What does it all mean??? Read further for some help in understanding the language of financial aid.
Look at the percentage of people in the US who have bachelors degrees, county by county. Are you surprised?