Are you eligible for need based aid or merit money?
Financial Calculators
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Cost of Attendance and Net Costs: see individual college websites, for example Claremont McKenna
Estimated Family Contribution Calculator: College Board (Federal and Institutional Methodology)
Estimate your eligibility for federal student aid: FAFSA4caster or My InTuition
UC Campus Aid Estimates: UC Website
Student Loan Payment Calculator: College Answer
Award Analyzer: College Answer
Steps to Aid
- Determine Cost of Attendance (COA)
- Calculate Estimated Family Contribution (EFC)
- Financial Need = COA - EFC
- Explore Ways to Pay
- Scholarships and Grants
- Work Study
- Tax Credits and Deductions
- State Tuition Programs
- Community and Military Service
- Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
- Student Loan
- Apply for Aid (estimated figures may be used and later updated)
- Submit FAFSA: All students seeking aid must complete. Available October 1.
- Submit CSS Profile: Form required by many private colleges. Available October 1.
- Conduct Scholarship Search
- Obtain local scholarship packets from high school
- Research opportunities on Fastweb
- Search for additional scholarships on Scholarship Search by Sallie Mae
- Comb college websites for institutional scholarships.