The CSS Profile is an additional student aid application beyond the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) required at hundreds of private and public schools to be considered for ...

The CSS Profile is a financial aid application for school-based aid like scholarships and grants. You’ll still need to complete the FAFSA to qualify for federal and state financial aid. Unlike the ...

Applying to college is an exercise in paperwork: recommendations, essays, the application itself, and the FAFSA — the form that determines whether your student is eligible for federal financial aid.

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The College Board announced Wednesday that the CSS Profile -- used by about 300 colleges to determine ...

Students applying to the University of Wisconsin-Madison will soon need to complete a second, longer financial aid application if they want a share of the millions of dollars in financial aid the ...

You may have heard rumors that the Federal Application for Student Aid is changing and opening later this season. Those rumors are true, but all reliable sources reassure us that this complicated ...

Completing the CSS profile can help you qualify for non-federal aid opportunities. This form, unlike the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) , is used by a limited number of colleges. It ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Vinay Bhaskara co-founded CollegeVine and covers higher education. Financial aid is way too complicated for high school students ...

If you take out a home equity loan to pay for college, will that affect your eligibility for financial aid? Matt Webber is an experienced personal finance writer, researcher, and editor. He has ...

The University of Wisconsin will change its financial aid application process this fall by adding the College Scholarship Service Profile (CSS Profile). The CSS Profile is a longer, more detailed ...