Adding child care to your cost of attendance
Your college can count child care in the budget it uses for aid. How to ask for it and which papers the aid office wants.
How campus child care centers fill their spots, what they ask a student parent for, and why to join the list early.
Guides
Guide 1 · 4 min readFinding help that fits your situation
Guide 2 · 4 min readWriting a special circumstances letter
Guide 3 · 4 min readA folder of the papers every office asks for
Guide 4 · 4 min readA plan for the week money runs out
Guide 5 · 4 min readHow public benefits and student aid fit together
Guide 6 · 4 min readSpeaking up for yourself on campusYour college can count child care in the budget it uses for aid. How to ask for it and which papers the aid office wants.
Employer tuition programs can cover part of a degree, with tax rules, grade rules and payback terms worth reading first.
Gas is only part of the bill. Parking, upkeep, tolls and tickets add up, and the aid office can explain its transportation allowance.
How to sit down with parents who never filled out a college aid form and finish the FAFSA together, one step at a time.
The campus staff member who reports your classes to the VA, what to hand over, and why each schedule change has to reach them.
What a disability office usually wants on paper, who can write it, and how to keep going while records are on their way.
Student aid lands differently depending on your life. Pick the situation that sounds like yours.
Choose your section and get a short heads-up when there is something new for your situation, by email, and by text if you choose.
The heads-up will reach you by email when there is something new for your situation. If you checked the text box, a text will arrive to confirm your number; reply STOP to any text to end them.
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