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Smart Ways to Reduce Your EFC
As we have discussed in previous articles, your EFC is your Expected Family Contribution toward college expenses. This is a calculation based on a number of factors. Changing some of those factors can help reduce your EFC and increase the amount of financial assistance you can receive. Is there a legal way to change your EFC? Of course! Here …
What Is Your Family’s EFC (and How to Calculate It)?
EFC is a term that you are going to see a lot while you are trying to find free money for college. The acronym stands for Expected Family Contribution. In …
What You Should Know Before You Get a Student Loan
One of the toughest parts of getting a college education is figuring out how to pay for it. Before you go out and get a student loan, here are few …
Has the Pandemic Changed What Admissions Officers Look For?
The abridged answer to this question has to be, “Yes,” although it requires the addendum, “but not that much.” What is the main difference with what colleges now expect from …
Top Tips for Choosing Your Major in College
Don’t let adults fool you. Most of us still don’t know what we want to be when we grow up. But the reason you get asked that question so much …
Tips for Ending Up with the Best Recommendation Letters for Your College Application
Your college application can help an admission officer to learn a lot about who you are. However, all of that information is coming from your own mouth. That’s why recommendation …
7 Ways to Build Your College Application Resume During High School
Do you want to build an impressive resume to get into your favorite college? Here are seven things to work on during high school to set yourself apart from the …
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