I admit that I have fallen into a trap many other people have fallen into. I listen to peoples assumptions and I have been slapped in the face afterwards when I find out the truth. Lets talk about the difference between "Need Aware" and "Need Based" and the financial aid policies given to students. During my transfer application process I was getting into some very competitive good schools. I read my acceptance and jumped in the air pumping my fists. I had done so much research on their programs, the courses id take, location, professors, internship opportunities.. I thought I...

My first two years of high school were, frankly, pretty half-assed. They lowered my cummulative GPA by a lot. When I realized half way through, after seeing some senior friends go through the application process, I realized i have to really step up my game if i want to get to where i want...

You need to look at the universities financial aid policies if you are looking for a affordable award package. You can save yourself a lot of heartbreak when you apply to schools that do as well as rolling the dice on the ones that dont. (I just wanted to hit that point again because sometimes universities...