Applying to college is an exercise in paperwork: recommendations, essays, the application itself, and the FAFSA — the form that determines whether your student is eligible for federal financial aid.

A new school year has just started, but it’s never a bad idea to plan for the next one, especially when you need help paying for your education. The best tool to get student financial aid is the ...

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In addition to the new form, the federal government will expand eligibility for federal aid in the biggest overhaul in decades. By Ann Carrns A long-awaited, supposedly user-friendly version of the ...