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How Home Equity Affects The CSS Profile
How Home Equity Affects the CSS Profile. Will the equity you’ve built in your home impact...
College Applications and Financial Aid for Transgender Students
A Transgender Student’s Guide to Shopping, Applying And Paying For College. While more and more students...
Net Price Calculators: Part of the Problem, Not the Solution
Our core belief at CAP is that students and families can make smart, fiscally sound...
FAFSA Changes 2023-24: What You Need To Know
The Federal Student Aid office recently announced FAFSA changes that will go into effect for...
2023-2024 CSS Profile Dos, Don’ts, and Updates
The 2023-2024 CSS Profile is available on October 1, 2022. Before you dive head first...
CAP Data Update! Admissions, Scholarships, and Financial Aid
“Have you started looking at colleges yet?” I remember asking my daughter this question 3...
How to Make a College Education Affordable
Flip or scroll through the news, and it won't take you long to find some...
What Divorced, Separated and Two Household Families Need To Know About the FAFSA and CSS Profile
What Divorced, Separated and Two Household Families Need To Know About the FAFSA and CSS...
Can High SAT Scores Help Your College Admission Chances?
High SAT scores can be very advantageous in your student’s college search process. They can...
The 3 Different Types of Expected Family Contribution Explained
Need-Based Financial Aid Let's drill down a little bit further on need-based financial aid. As a...
When Your Expected Family Contribution is Too High
When Your Expected Family Contribution is Too High When your expected family contribution is too high...
The Pros and Cons of Being Waitlisted From a College Funding Perspective
Every year, countless students are waitlisted at major colleges and universities across the country. When...
Pros and Cons Of Test-Optional College Admissions
Pros and Cons Of Test-Optional College Admissions For years, students and parents have railed against the...
All About the Money: 3 Important Financial Questions You Should be Asking When Picking a College
College is an investment. And like all other investments, you should expect to get a great...
Research and Compare 529 Plans
Browse 529 plans by state A 529 Plan is a college savings account that is funded...
What Expenses Can Be Paid from a 529 Plan?
Up to this point, parents have SAVED for college and SHOPPED for college. Suddenly, you...
Grandparents and 529 College Savings Plans: What You Need to Know
Grandparents want to help. They see the expense ahead for their kids to pay for...
What’s a 529 Plan? 5 Easy Ways to Start Saving For College
It’s no secret that college tuition is continuing to increase dramatically year over year. For...
What ACT or SAT Score Will Get You a Full-Ride Scholarship To The School Of Your Dreams?
There are still colleges in the United States that offer full-ride scholarships to attract students...
How Will I Know If I Qualify For Need-Based Financial Aid?
Will we qualify for need-based financial aid for college? – A question on the minds...
Prior-Prior Year (PPY) : What It Is and Why It Matters to College Financial Aid
It seems like in the world of financial aid there's always one question that bubbles...
Understanding the Expected Family Contribution in FAFSA
Have you heard the term Expected Family Contribution on TV or on social media and...
How The Class of 2023 Can Pave An Affordable Path To College
If you’re the parent of a rising high school junior or senior, this blog is...
Does Saving for College Reduce Financial Aid?
Parents regularly express frustration to me, for having been penalized for saving for their child’s...
What You Need to Know About College Application Season
The fall 2023 enrollment season is here! This time brings a flurry of excitement, nerves,...
Winning the College Finance Game: Maximize Your Family’s Financial Aid Package
First thing's first – don’t feel ashamed if you’re more than a little intimidated by...
Do You Still Need Strong Test Scores for College?
How much do your standardized test scores matter? The short answer: A lot. But it’s complicated. SAT...