Figuring out how to pay for college is typically the most stressful activity when planning for college. Valley News/LSOphoto, iStock via Getty Images Plus
CALIFORNIA – Perhaps even more nerve-wracking than waiting for your child’s college acceptance letters is learning whether they’ve been awarded financial aid. Recent changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid designed to simplify the process have led to unforeseen hiccups and technical glitches, causing academic institutions to delay sending out financial aid award letters. Once those results arrive, however, it can give families a better idea of what to do next.“Our research shows that for a majority of parents, figuring out how to pay for college was the ‘road to college’ activity that caused them the most stress. By making a financial plan and prioritizing it, you can be well prepared to avoid the most common bumps in the road,” Angela Colatriano, chief ma
