Melissa Korn
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822 appearances
14 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2017
last heard Sep 2024
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The goal is that once they do
have the opportunity to submit their applications, they will be processed quickly.
So they're not going to have to sit and wait for weeks or months to find out the results, if you will, which this past year, many did have to wait a long time.
So that is one benefit, assuming all goes well here.
But to actually gain access to the system, they're just going to have to wait
It's a good reminder that they should be having conversations with their kids, with students early about costs, about not getting your hopes up about one particular school because you never know how much financial aid they're going to be able to award you.
You can predict.
You can use a net price calculator and make some predictions.
estimates.
But if cost is a major factor in choosing your school, you're just going to have to be patient.
And honestly, for most people, this isn't going to affect the timeline of their decisions because many students wouldn't be finding out if they're getting into school until after they're able to apply for financial aid anyway.
WSJ Your Money Briefing · Your Last Name Could Mean Thousands in Scholarship Money · 12 Jun 2024
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There is one for duck calling abilities.
There's one for particularly tall people.
There are ones for people who want to go into different fields like candy manufacturing or certain technical industries.
There are some schools that have literally dozens of these where if you're a descendant of a particular person or you have a particular last name, you are a preferred recipient of a certain scholarship.
The main non-academic scholarships are need-based scholarships, and that is
a significant avenue for many families to be able to afford college.
But there are scholarships out there for all sorts of quirky skills or characteristics or just write an essay about a particular topic and you could maybe win $500.
It's a big mix and some of them are very small.
You'd have to cobble together a whole lot to pay for school and some of them, they can cover all of tuition.
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