See How Others Are Tackling Federal Student Aid!

The financial requirements to enroll in higher education often puts a huge toll on families and students. Many have found ways to work within the system to drive additional resources just for their children to make their way through college.

In this post, we are sharing five resources that discuss how students and parents are tackling the federal student aid needs.

1. 4 tips to help college freshmen & parents save money

Starting college is already a stressful and emotional time. Jessica Brown, the Founder of College Gurl, shares 4 tips on getting your child set up for success.

Read the full article, here.

2. How college financial aid scams impact low-income students: ‘There’s only so much to go around’

ProPublica Illinois identified dozens of families in the Chicago area that gave up legal guardianship of their children during high school so that their child would qualify for need-based financial aid.

Read the full article, here.

3. Here’s how to get more college financial aid, without breaking the rules

Some parents are breaking the rules to get their childen more college financial aid. Here are some above-board strategies to pick up more federal, state and university aid.

Get more information, here.

4. A Look at the Shocking Student Loan Debt Statistics for 2020

It's 2020, and Americans are as burdened by student loan debt as ever. Here's a deep dive into the often shocking U.S. student loan debt statistics.

Read the full article, here.

5. Americans spent an average of $26,226 on college last year—this graph shows how they paid

As part of its annual How America Pays for College report, Sallie Mae and Ipsos surveyed 1,000 undergrads and 1,000 parents of undergrads about their college costs for the 2018 - 2019 academic year.

Read the full article, here.