Quote of the Day: Reapplying for College Financial Aid

I didn’t know you have to reapply for financial aid every year.

 

– This from a mother whose son received about $20,000 of financial aid last year as a college freshman and had a very good academic and athletic experience. Now, this high school principal with a master’s degree is scrambling to convince the school to give her son the same financial aid for the upcoming year. This is a smart woman. Don’t think this type of thing can’t happen to you.

 

 

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