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College financial aid seminar

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Learned Net Price Calculator (DoE, bigFuture.collegeBoard; local fav wustl is on the 2nd list).

Learned FAFSA (always try to fill it out), and CSS Profile.

Learned Student Aid Index (SAI).

Learned Missouri A+ Scholarship program.

Btw, I wrote about 529 plan (college savings account) here.

Steve Jobs on education (shorter version, longer version). Enlightening 🙂

PS: learned Horatio Alger Association National & State Scholarship by chance, via Paul Anthony Novelly obituary.

(Update 03-29-2025) Noticed wustl released a new Instant Net Price Estimator.

(Update 05-01-2025, Pay Walled, NY Times)

Colleges Know How Much You’re Willing to Pay. Here’s How.