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Advice for Buying College Books

Buying a college text books can be a huge financial expense on a student’s pocket! So here are a few steps to ensure you are not wasting money on your college textbooks. The first step is to never buy your text books before you have either been to the first class and you can see [...]

College Work Study Programs for Financial Aid for College

The Federal Work Study program is another source for students to look for when researching different sources of Financial Aid for College. Many States also provide a Sate funded work study program. Schools may include a work study job as part of a student’s Financial Aid package. However, even if you do not have it [...]

How EFC Effects your Financial Aid for College

Once you have completed your FAFSA the government will use a formula to calculate what they call your EFC or “Expected Financial Commitment”. This is an amount that the government tells schools that the student and parents should be able to afford to spend on a yearly basis towards the student’s college expenses. We previously [...]