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Does Applying for Financial Aid Lower Your College Acceptance Odds?

Great College Advice

Many families worry that their student won’t be accepted if they check the box on the college application indicating that they will be applying for financial aid. So, this is the question I hear over and over: “Does applying for financial aid hurt my college admissions chances?”

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Does Applying for Financial Aid Hurt My College Admissions Chances?

Great College Advice

When it comes to college-bound students’ impressions of the relationship between financial aid and admissions, anxiety seems to rule the day. Many of my students and families worry that if they check the box on the college application indicating that they will be applying for financial aid that they won’t get in.

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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leonard and Laura Kennedy, an admissions officer at MSU, were tasked with researching institutions with similar initiatives. “We NATAP is a collaborative effort between MSU’s Native American Institute, Office of Admissions, Office of Financial Aid, University Outreach and Engagement and the Office of the Provost.

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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leonard and Laura Kennedy, an admissions officer at MSU, were tasked with researching institutions with similar initiatives. “We NATAP is a collaborative effort between MSU’s Native American Institute, Office of Admissions, Office of Financial Aid, University Outreach and Engagement and the Office of the Provost.

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Choosing A College: Don’t Ignore The Cost

Great College Advice

The COA represents an approximation of your fully loaded cost, and will usually include: Tuition Room and Board School Fees Books and School Supplies Travel Personal Expenses Visit each school’s website that your child is interested in, and if the school provides an estimated COA use it as a starting poin t to calculate your costs.

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GAO Report: Cost of College Remains a Mystery

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report estimated that nine out of 10 colleges either don’t include or underestimate the net price of attending in financial aid letters. The GAO estimated that 41% of colleges don’t include a net price and that 50% understate it, often by excluding key costs such as books and including aid that must be repaid, like loans.

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Enrollment Strategies for Moving Students through the Funnel

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Admissions counselors can contact students directly via emails, phone calls, or video meetings to answer their specific questions and address any issues they may have on topics such as financial aid opportunities, program lengths and delivery formats, and support services. Create urgency. Provide incentives.