HS College Planning Tip: for Week of April 12

Federal Award Package

You should receive your "Financial Award Package" with information on your qualifying financial aid from each school where you have been admitted.

The "Financial Award Package" will show the cost of attendance and the amount of each financial aid award that will be awarded. The difference between the cost and the amount awarded is the portion that the family is expected to contribute towards the cost of education.

The financial aid awards include:

• grants,
• scholarships,
• federally student loans,
• work study programs,
• other college assisted aid

  For information about the "Financial Award Package":
  see our financial aid note 4

  All about financial aid for first-time students:
  information inside — click here

Financial Award Review

View these summary charts of financial aid options:
(link to our offtocollege.com financial aid center)

• summary aid chart for first-time students (undergrad’s)
• summary aid chart for parents

More information available:

• view our complete college planning calendar for April