Financial Aid Archives | IvyBoost Education College Admissions Counseling Boosts Your Opportunities for Top Selective Colleges Fri, 07 Oct 2016 20:12:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://site.ivyboost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-ivyboost-favicon-32x32.png Financial Aid Archives | IvyBoost Education 32 32 How to Correctly Complete Your FAFSA https://site.ivyboost.com/how-to-correctly-complete-your-fafsa/ Fri, 07 Oct 2016 20:12:31 +0000 https://site.ivyboost.com/?p=8204 Currently applying for college? If so, you may be aware that the FAFSA has opened since the beginning of October this year. Don’t forget to watch out for these errors on the FAFSA! 1.Using the wrong website: The FAFSA website is fafsa.gov 2.Forgetting to get a FSA ID. A student and a student’s parent should each have an individual FSA ID. 3.Not listing more than 1 college on the FAFSA.

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]]> Facts About 2017-18 FAFSA https://site.ivyboost.com/facts-about-2017-18-fafsa/ Thu, 08 Sep 2016 21:26:47 +0000 https://site.ivyboost.com/?p=8115 Applying to college this year? Students should also remember about applying for financial aid! For the FAFSA this year, there are 2 important facts every student should know to make sure their applications go smoothly: 1.The FAFSA will now open on October 1, 2016. 2.The FAFSA will accept earlier tax info from students and their families. 2015 tax info can be used for the 2017-18 FAFSA. More details on FAFSA

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]]> 美國大學天價學費不用慌!? 名門教育揭示贏取獎助學金的秘訣!!! https://site.ivyboost.com/%e7%85%a9%e6%83%b1%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%b8%e9%ab%98%e6%98%82%e5%ad%b8%e8%b2%bb-%e6%b7%ba%e8%ab%87%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%b8%e7%8d%8e%e5%8a%a9%e5%ad%b8%e9%87%91/ Sat, 02 Apr 2016 01:20:43 +0000 https://site.ivyboost.com/?p=7725 美國高等教育所費不貲已經不是新聞! 四年制私立大學一學年的學費高達3萬至4萬元不等，四年制公立大學則為近一萬元。今年3月份，南加州大學（USC）官員宣布，2016-17學年，該校學費將首次超過5萬美元，$ 51,442美元的學費成為全美最高學費。根據大學排名的媒體集團「美國新聞和世界報告」（U.S. News World Report）數據，本學年「全美最貴大學」是紐約的瓦薩學院（Vassar College），學費為51,300美元。而學業成績優秀的哈佛大學（Harvard），也只收取本科生45,278美元的學費和附加費。同時，斯坦福 大學學費為45,729美元，耶魯大學為47,600美元。 然而，根據南加大所提供的數據，實際上，該校近三分之二的本科生能得到助學金。去年，南加大學生一共收到4.8億美元經濟資助，包括2.75億美元的學校獎助學金、2,200萬美元聯邦助學金以及1.32億美元的聯邦和私人貸款。因此，申請上理想的學校後，對學生以及家庭來說，搜尋可申請的獎助學金的項目就是重要的下一步了。 首先要釐清的是獎學金(Merit-Based Scholarship)跟助學金(Need-Based Financial Aid)的差別。大致來說，獎學金是要經由某些表現所贏來的獎，助學金則是以學生或是學生家中的經濟狀況所拿到的幫助。 最多人申請的助學金應該就是聯邦學生補助免費申請表格(FAFSA)，這個表格是申請多種獎助學金，或是聯邦政府就學貸款的重要文件。填表時有很多細節需要注意，需要相關資訊或諮詢可進一步詢問名門教育。 獎學金則可以是看比賽、成績(GPA)、成就、或是特別身分來申請。很多基金會或是公司都會提供獎學金，包括可口可樂或是蓋茲基金會，都有提供獎學金。 另外一個不可漏掉的資源，許多大學也會提供給自己學生的獎學金，這就要個別搜尋學校提供的資訊了。例如， 哈佛的助學金機制 所提供的是，如果一家年收入低於$65,000，小孩學費全免; $65,000-$150,000只需付最多10%。而學費高貴的USC也提供許多申請項目。http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/docs/Scholarships.pdf   以下名門教育提供幾個與獎助學金有關的好用網站： The National Merit Scholarship Program http://www.nationalmerit.org/s/1758/start.aspx?gid=2&pgid=61 Federal Student Aids: 聯邦政府助學金計劃 https://fafsa.ed.gov/ College Scholarship Service: https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/prf/index.jsp http://www.fastweb.com/ http://www.edfund.org/wps/portal/ http://www.studentscholarshipsearch.com/ https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college http://www.questbridge.org/   如何進入自己理想學校又不用擔心學費壓力? 有關獎助學金申請等更多詳情，請盡速聯繫名門教育，我們將協助學費和財務資助的規劃!    

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]]> How to Start Your FAFSA for 2016-17 https://site.ivyboost.com/how-to-start-your-fafsa-for-2016-17/ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 22:01:02 +0000 https://site.ivyboost.com/?p=7642 For students who need financial aid for college, the FAFSA for 2016-17 is currently available. The U.S. Department of Education has released a useful list of steps on completing the FAFSA, along with reminders on any changes made to this year’s FAFSA application.

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]]> An Update to the CSS Profile https://site.ivyboost.com/an-update-to-the-css-profile/ Sat, 05 Dec 2015 23:03:16 +0000 https://site.ivyboost.com/?p=7615 According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, the CSS Profile has recently announced that it would allow students to use older tax information to complete the application. Like the FAFSA, the CSS Profile helps students find financial aid for colleges.

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]]> An Update for Students with Corinthian College Loans https://site.ivyboost.com/an-update-for-students-with-corinthian-college-loans/ Wed, 18 Nov 2015 22:03:54 +0000 https://site.ivyboost.com/?p=7598 As a continuation of the Corinthian Colleges investigation last year by the U.S. Department of Education, an Inside Higher Ed article has announced that based on new info, as many as 85,000 Corinthian students may be able to have their loans cancelled.

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]]> Pell Grants May Soon be Allowed for High School Students in Dual Enrollment https://site.ivyboost.com/pell-grants-may-soon-be-allowed-for-high-school-students-in-dual-enrollment/ Sat, 31 Oct 2015 20:47:18 +0000 https://site.ivyboost.com/?p=7570 Recently, the Department of Education released an announcement that high school students who want to take college classes through dual enrollment may soon be able to use Pell Grants towards dual enrollment. This experiment has been reported as a way to increase opportunities for high schoolers with low-income backgrounds, as dual enrollment seems linked to benefits like  “better grades in high school, increased enrollment in college following high school, [and]

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]]> What is the Average Student Debt by State? https://site.ivyboost.com/what-is-the-average-student-debt-by-state/ Tue, 27 Oct 2015 20:24:25 +0000 https://site.ivyboost.com/?p=7568 The Institute for College Access and Success recently released a report on student loan debt in the U.S. The average student loan debt was reported at $29,000; the report also examined student debt by state and discussed factors involved for any changes in averages, such as the college’s cost of attendance and the available financial aid. New Mexico and Utah were reported as states with particularly low debt.

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]]> Tips for Appealing Financial Aid https://site.ivyboost.com/tips-for-appealing-financial-aid/ Thu, 30 Apr 2015 22:01:23 +0000 https://site.ivyboost.com/?p=7431 Whether you are a new freshman or a continuing college student, one big topic at the front of your mind may be paying for the next school year. However, if your financial aid does not seem enough for your college costs, what can you do? There are 3 tips that may help you from the New York Times article “How to Appeal College Financial Aid Offers”: 1. If you can

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]]> 3 Questions to Figure Out Financial Aid https://site.ivyboost.com/3-questions-to-figure-out-financial-aid/ Mon, 13 Apr 2015 22:10:11 +0000 https://site.ivyboost.com/?p=7401 You’re happy over the colleges that have accepted you and can’t wait to tell all your family and friends the news. However, after your initial excitement, one tiny question pops into your mind: how are you going to pay for it? Perhaps you’ve received a financial aid letter from your college of choice. There are 3 questions you should be able to answer after reviewing your financial aid: 1. What

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