College Aid Consulting Services

JANUARY 5, 2024

Navigating Financial Aid at the 20 Most Searched Colleges and Universities. Choosing a college is a significant decision, and understanding the financial aid options available can be just as crucial as selecting a major. Financial aid here is comprehensive, offering scholarships, grants, and work-study opportunities.

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IEFA

OCTOBER 23, 2023

When exploring scholarships, remember to consider those specifically designed for: Female students. Low-income students. In addition to scholarships, there are alternative financial aid options available for computer science students, such as grants, loans and work-study programs. Minority groups.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Factors Contributing to Move-In Melt Based on our last year’s data, we saw move-in melt primarily happening in two student groups: international students and students without financial aid packages where the enrollment team believes they may be eligible for need-based aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

During his two decades of leadership, Casteen oversaw significant increases in the enrollment of women, international students, and students from underrepresented minority groups.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

Layoffs on March 11 reduced the department's workforce by about half, which may lead to disruption in federal financial aid, civil-rights investigations, and other programs. Only a select group of wealthy institutions have the financial flexibility to manage such a scenario without likely seeing steep enrollment declines."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

But it was made increasingly more difficult in 2024 with the troubled unveiling of the new, “simplified FAFSA,” which wreaked more havoc on students with unique life circumstances, as they found themselves unable to submit their FAFSA and unlock critical financial support.

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