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FAQ: Do financial aid documentation requests indicate pending admission? Paying for College Q: Do financial aid documentation requests indicate pending admission? A: Generally no, since colleges commonly have their financial aid offices process financial aid applications in parallel to having their admissions …		2	6663	February 17, 2023
Let’s talk Regional Exchange Universities THAT ALSO give merit to further reduce costs. Paying for College		13	10318	November 14, 2021
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Kiddie tax and taxable scholarships Paying for College		97	13499	June 18, 2020
The Psychological Effects of Loan Debt Paying for College		54	12213	July 19, 2023
Do NOT assume that a Scholarship will be given to Current College Student for Being on Dean’s List! Paying for College		48	17221	December 3, 2022
Getting Accepted does NOT mean that a Merit Scholarship will be forthcoming.... Paying for College		501	45596	April 19, 2021
Tip sheet for Special populations Paying for College		1	5050	September 25, 2015
Links to Popular Threads on Scholarships and Lower-Cost Colleges Paying for College		115	22258	April 16, 2021
Financial aid FAQs Paying for College		2	8487	February 3, 2023
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Excluding Real Estate Equity for EFC Calculation Paying for College		28	932	October 16, 2024
Class of 2025 National Merit Discussion National Merit Aid class-2025		74	13531	December 4, 2023
My Chances With The Questbridge Match Access Programs (Questbridge, Posse)		11	1273	December 3, 2023
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Help with CSS Profile Paying for College		39	2028	November 30, 2023
CSS Profile Paying for College northeastern		1	150	November 30, 2023
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Big merit NMF/NMSF schools and their specialties National Merit Aid		143	27165	November 30, 2023
Financial Aid Appeal Universities Paying for College georgetown-university , columbia-university , brown-university , financial-aid		36	1402	November 22, 2023
CSS Profile Help Paying for College		2	236	November 29, 2023
Do each of Vanderbilt merit scholarship committees see the other scholarship essays? National Merit Aid vanderbilt-university		0	259	November 28, 2023
Will bigamy effect my financial aid? Paying for College		12	884	May 26, 2024
Step son has been lying to Ivy League School and stealing $44K/semester...school doesn't seem to care? Paying for College		5	598	November 28, 2023
Someone sell me on attending one of the big merit schools National Merit Aid		99	4161	November 27, 2023
To submit or not submit Paying for College		12	911	November 27, 2023
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Using 529 funds to pay off student loans Paying for College		6	471	November 26, 2023