Cheryl Winokur Munk

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · College Financial Aid: Understanding the System · 5 Mar 2018 podcast

It's a whole new life or way of life.

And then that can play into whether a student can handle the job responsibilities.

Yes, you can go do it right online, and you can plug in the name of the school and all the different options that they give you, and you can kind of sink it in apples-to-apples comparison over what the schools are offering.

There's some people who want to do it the old-fashioned way as well, and you can do that with your own spreadsheet, an Excel spreadsheet, or even on paper as long as you can see, as long as you're comparing apples to apples.

That's the really important part.

That's correct.

So let's say that you fill out your FAFSA in October, and in November or December, a family member loses a job.

Or there's some other circumstance.

Colleges don't necessarily or don't automatically know that.

So you can tell the financial aid office that you've had a change.

You shouldn't assume that they won't give you more aid if you ask for it.

Absolutely.

It's no guarantee that something will change, but it certainly never hurts to ask.

And if there's some reason you don't get what you consider a large enough package, you can ask about it.

And that's one of the things that financial aid administrators will tell you is don't be afraid to pick up the phone and ask if you have any questions, concerns, anything at all, because you just may end up with number one answers to your questions and also maybe even more money.

It's true that many people don't know what questions to ask.

And financial aid administrators really do recommend that people who do have questions get in touch with them.

The other thing to consider is that if the school doesn't give you or isn't able to fulfill your entire need,

There are other options such as private scholarships, a federal direct plus loan for parents or private loans.

Now, there are other considerations when you're dealing with a private loan.

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