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- Courtney Hatch and Michael Ireland both give us their backstory, including their experience as financial aid officers
- Courtney and Michael answer 13 questions that our listeners sent in
- Courtney and Michael cover a range of topics including:
- How to get in-state tuition when you are coming from out of state?
- how to tell if a private college is healthy financially?
- How do you appeal an aid award?
- Do colleges stand behind the results of their Net Price Calculators?
- When are Net Price Calculators not very accurate?
- Why do financial aid awards vary for the same student?
- How an Early Estimate is different from a Net Price Calculator projection?
- What happens if one parent refuses to complete the financial aid forms?
- How does Work-Study work?
- What are some common mistakes students and parents make on the FAFSA or the CSS PROFILE?
- Are you experiencing more schools requiring the FAFSA for merit aid”?
