How to Maximize College Financial Aid (Step 2 of 4)

Continuing from our blog last week from a Wall Street Journal article: Step 2: Realize…

How to Maximize College Financial Aid (Step 1 of 4)

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recently published an article on the best timing of making…

How Does Illinois Test for College-Readiness?

Is there a chance that Illinois high schools will soon change back to using the…

When to Complete your FAFSA

The U.S. Department of Education posts state deadlines for FAFSA completion on October 1st of…

CFAST is on Twitter!

We have been posting our Blog on Facebook and LinkedIn for awhile. Now check us…

College Tuition Reduction

InsideHigherEd.com recently reported that 8 out of 1,200 U.S. small colleges are implementing a "tuition-reset…

Student Aid Report

What is a Student Aid Report (SAR)? It is is a paper or electronic document…

Your Federal Student Aid ID

If you are starting the college application process and are getting ready to complete the…

Understanding College Financial Aid

Colleges put together student financial aid packages based on the information that you and your…

College Planning Network 9/11/17 Webinar

FOR ALL CFAST CLIENTS WHO ARE CPN MEMBERS Juniors: Join us for an Expert Session…