Your Financial Aid Offers Explained: How to Compare Them and Talk to Colleges About Your Package

In this final webinar before Decision Day, learn how to decode your financial aid award offers, compare offers apples-to-apples, and how to file an appeal. ***Join our free Facebook group, Paying for College 101, and connect with other families and experts in our community about the college admissions and paying for college process.   / payingforcollege101   0:00 Introduction and Welcome 1:33 Tonight's Agenda Overview 3:24 How to Talk to Colleges About Your Offer 5:52 How Families Pay for College 11:49 Understanding Your Financial Aid Offer Letter 16:04 Cost of Attendance: What It Really Means 19:36 Comparing Real Financial Aid Offers 22:02 Using College Raptor to Compare Schools 25:07 Finding Scholarships 42:01 Federal Student Loans: Subsidized vs. Unsubsidized 44:36 Parent PLUS Loans and Private Loans 53:10 Q&A: Talking to Colleges About Your Package 1:03:04 Q&A: Loan Questions 1:06:46 July 1st Changes to Parent PLUS Loans 1:15:30 Q&A: Private Lenders and Final Questions 1:18:08 Wrap Up and Upcoming Webinars