Questions College Center Can Help Answer

College Center can help you answer to the following important questions about college financing and the financial aid system:

1. Are a student's chances for admission to a particular school affected by the fact that the family applies for financial aid?

2. How do special circumstances such as the loss of a job, the expenses of paying for the care of an aged parent, or divorce figure in the calculation of a financial aid award?

3. How do dependent students and independent students vary in the eyes of the financial aid system?

4. What is the difference between the ways in which the FAFSA and the Profile operate, specifically in the treatment of the child's and the family's assets?

5. How do I avoid being penalized (by the financial aid system) for saving for my child's education?

6. What exactly is the "middle income squeeze" and how can I avoid it?

7. What is the process I follow to change the family financial aid package?

8. What happens if the family and the student need aid and are not awarded any?

9. How are scholarships received from outside agencies treated in the financial aid award?

10. If I am an international student or holding a visa (not an American citizen), how do I go about applying for aid? Can I expect to receive any from the college or university or an outside agency?

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