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HOW TO KEEP COLLEGE COSTS SUPER LOW: JR’S DAILY TWO-MINUTE FINANCIAL AID TIP

This is episode 42 and today we are talking about How to Choose The Right Recommender For Your Scholarship Application; Most schools and scholarships require that applicants submit one, if not two or more recommendations as part of the application process. This allows judges and admissions officers to gain an outside view of the applicant to understand their strengths and weeknesses. However, many dont know that the person who offers the recommendation is as important as what is said about the applicant.

How to Find Scholarships for The Children of Farmers: JR’s Daily Two-Minute Financial Aid Tip « The College Money Man Blog

This is episode 40 and today we are talking about How to Maximize Your EFC Through Tax Deductions; The Expected Family Contribution, or EFC is a number parents and students need to be as low as possible. And the key to getting that number down begins with the yearly tax return. The number used primarily by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is parents and students Adjusted Gross Income or AGI. This is the number every tax payer calculates after subtracting all legal deductions from gross income. So to get AGI down, parents and students need to get their deductions up!

How To Get Additional Financial Aid From Your School Just By Asking: JR’s Daily Two-Minute Financial Aid Tip « The College Money Man Blog

HOW TO FIND SCHOLARSHIPS AT WORK WHERE OTHERS DON’T LOOK – LABOR DAY SPECIAL: JR’S DAILY TWO-MINUTE FINANCIAL AID TIP

What You Should Know About Federal Financial Aid Limits: JR’s Daily Two-Minute Financial Aid Tip « The College Money Man Blog

How To Partner With Your Child To Make Them Scholarship Winners: JR’s Daily Two-Minute Financial Aid Tip « The College Money Man Blog