FAFSA4caster Does Not Tell The Whole Story

FAFSA4caster

The FAFSA4caster does not tell the whole story for predicting your college financial aid.  It is useless when it comes to their bottom line.  While this is a tool provided by the Federal Student Aid and available on their website it only gives an estimate.  The  FAFSA4caster does not factor in their eligibility for institutional grants   If the student is applying to colleges that require the CSS Profile, the FAFSA this even truer.  With that in mind, they will be in receipt of financial aid awards based on different figures resulting in disappointment.

Most importantly the FAFSA4caster  does not help you interpret the FAFSA questions any better.  Keep in mind, the CSS Profile will assess more information than FAFSA. In addition, the majority of financial aid estimators on the colleges’ websites are not accurate; therefore useless.

The most important factor in maximizing your financial aid is knowing how to properly interpret the questions.  This is where you can massively increase your award by working with a trained college financial aid consultant.  If you wish a true calculation of your aid eligibility, contact one of our staff.

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News Source: charlotteobserver.com

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