Helping families navigate the confusing college financial aid forms.

The cost of sending a child to college are at an all time high. More and more families want to access college funding sources through completing a financial aid application. Which ones should they complete? What is the difference? What about special situations? When do colleges use "professional judgement"? Join Dan Bisig and Cyndy McDonald for a frank discussion on financial aid forms and their impact on a student's future in college.

Presenters

• Dan Bisig | danbisig@collegeandbeyondllc.com
• Cyndy McDonald | cyndy@cyndymcdonald.com

Show Notes

Carmen collects links discussed and used in the Friday Forum.  Here are a number from this week's session.

College Aid Pro

A tool counselors can use (requires a subscription) or parents can use (free) to view EFC and other financial aid calculations. 

PLEASE NOTE:  I am an affiliate for College Aid Pro.  It is an excellent product I highly recommend.  I believe in it. I want you to get the most out of it too. 

• https://collegeaidpro.com/ (subscription version- for counselors)
• https://mycap.collegeaidpro.com/  (FREE version- for familys)

Want to learn more?  Set up an appointment to talk about College Aid Pro with Dan Bisig.  You will be glad you did! Having a resource to provide families is important during this time of change and uncertainty in financial aid.

• https://meetings.hubspot.com/dan-bisig/mcdonald-iec-intro-call-

More Resources

Here are some more resources mentioned in the show.

• https://collegeandbeyondllc.com/
• https://www.cyndymcdonald.com/blog
• https://www.ncagonline.org/

Expert Among Us

Derenda King was in the audience on Friday.  She mentioned she had written an article on all the upcoming changes in the FAFSA.  Here is a link to Derenda’s article & website

• https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/credit-debt/loans/student-loans/602186/fafsa-application-changes-are-coming
• https://collegiatefc.com/

Latest and Greatest

To learn the latest on the financial aid changes, plan to attend the federal governments free financial aid conference.  This is for the colleges and others tasked with implementing federal financial aid. It is held annually.  There is no cost to the conference.  It is held virtually.

• Virtual FSA Training Conference : Nov. 29-Dec. 2
• https://fsaconferences.ed.gov/index.htmlTo be determined

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