CSS Profile Deep Dive: What Parents Need to Know Before They Submit
The CSS Profile is officially live—but what exactly is it, who needs to complete it, and why can it have such a major impact on what your family pays for college?
In this episode of Ol' College Try, Peg Keough goes solo for a deep dive into the CSS Profile, the second financial aid form required by roughly 250 colleges and universities. Unlike the FAFSA, the CSS Profile takes a much deeper look at your family's finances—and individual colleges can use that information differently when determining your eligibility for institutional financial aid.
Peg breaks down the biggest differences between…
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