Tagged: Financial Aid
5 Steps to Being Budget $avvy in College
Graduating from high school and pursuing higher education can mean leaving your parents’ safety net and starting a financial life of your own. Sometimes it can be difficult to keep things balanced, and with terms like “APR” and “FICO,” confusing, too. But by following a few simple guidelines you can begin taking the right steps to a successful financial future that goes way beyond freshman year.
What They Pay: Salaries in Arkansas
Our guide to Arkansas occupations and the average salaries professionals make in that field, as well as the top-paying jobs in America.
The YOUniversal Application Applies You for 20 Scholarships at Once
Filling out this one puts you in the running for 20 different grants and loans.
What's a College Education Really Worth?
Are you budgeting enough schooling to afford the lifestyle you want? Check out the following lifestyles by degree level to see which match your expectations for life after high school.
Degree Discount: How to Pay as Little as Possible for Your Diploma
College isn’t cheap. But before you succumb to sticker shock, know this: 80 percent of freshmen at Arkansas colleges receive some kind of financial aid. Follow this step-by-step guide and you’ve got a good shot at leaving college with a degree and little (or no) debt.
Financial Aid 101: Making Sense (And Cents) Out of Student Loans
We make sense of the confusing terminology and technicalities in applying for and receiving student loans.
Tips on Getting a Top-paying Job in Math or Science
Here's a list of things you can do to prepare for a high-paying job in these fields.
Award Letters 101: How To Make Sense of the Dollars
Seniors, you’re going to love the first part of April. By then, your mailboxes will seem like money portals as financial aid award letters start arriving from the colleges to which you applied. But before your eyes become clouded with dollar signs, know that all Benjamins are not created equal. All those words next to each amount mean something, and you need to understand them so that you know what and how much to accept. Use this financial-aid-dollar dictionary before you make any decisions.
