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Financial Aid - Overview
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Introducing The Rapid Guide to Financial Aid


Students (and parents) everywhere are dreaming about continuing their education but wondering how they are ever going to pay for it. There is a desperate need for a handy, easy -to-follow resource to help students and parents navigate the complex financial aid and scholarship processes.


How would you like to help them turn that dream into a reality while effectively promoting your program or company? Now you can. Rapid Guide to Financial Aid provides an outstanding opportunity for colleges, universities, banks, student lending organizations, and other companies looking to promote their name and services to college-bound students.


In fact, Rapid Guide to Financial Aid is much more effective than typical marketing tools, like pens and water bottles, since it contains information that students actually need and will refer to time and again. And thanks to our Customization Program, each time students refer to Rapid Guide to Financial Aid they will see your organization's logo, message and contact information.


Here are examples of the topics and content that will keep students coming back to this Rapid Guide (and seeing your logo/message over and over):


An easy-to-follow schedule for applying for financial aid
How to begin your financial aid search
How to organize your financial aid search
How to make effective use of your guidance counselor
How and when to submit the FAFSA and CSS
How to review the SAR and EFC
How to identify scholarship opportunities
How to evaluate financial aid offers
The different types of federal financial aid, including Pell Grants, Stafford Loans, Perkins Loans and others
Types of state financial aid, including LEAP, non need-based grants and many more
Types of college-based aid, including athletic scholarships and departmental awards
Types of private aid, including corporate and union assistance
How to work best with lenders
Insider tips for winning scholarships, including how to write scholarship essays
How to get recommendation letters
How to recognize and avoid scholarship scams
Additional funding strategies
How to keep your financial aid intact
And much, much more!


Rapid Guide to Financial Aid also covers important financial aid-related topics including: scholarships, fellowships, grants, student aid, student loans, federal student aid, gift aid, tuition, EFC, FAFSA, PLUS, Perkins Loans, Stafford Loans, scholarship fraud, scholarship scams, FTC, merit scholarships, prepaid tuition plans, Section 529 plans, military aid, need analysis, loan calculators, and much, much more.


Now you can help students achieve their dream of attending college while also promoting your services and building your image with a low-cost customized marketing solution that showcases your logo, message, and contact information.


Next, follow the link to learn more about the benefits of making this Rapid Guide financial aid tool available to students you serve.

 

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The Rapid Guide to Financial Aid is the most clear and concise financial aid guide available in the industry today. Words cannot express how valuable this information is. We are proud to partner with Rapid Guide to get this information into the hands of every middle and high school student in our state.

Prior to becoming a Rapid Guide customer, we did not have the capability of providing such clear and concise information.

We intend to use the Rapid Guide during our middle and high school financial aid awareness events. We also intend to provide this information to our financial aid office partners in our local Colleges and Universities so that they may share this information with their students, as well.  The staff at Rapid Guide has been a pleasure to work with!


Lori
Office of Student Financial Assistance Florida Department of Education