Guide 01 · 4 min read
Finding help that fits your situation
Seven situations, the offices that answer for each, and the programs worth asking about first.
Read the guideSix longer reads that work for every section. Each one says where a student parent, a working student, a veteran or a student on their own would do things differently.
Guide 02 · 4 min read
Writing a special circumstances letter
How to ask the aid office to look again at numbers that no longer describe your life, and what to attach.
Read the guide
Guide 03 · 4 min read
A folder of the papers every office asks for
The documents campus and benefit offices keep asking for, the extras your situation adds, and how to keep them safe.
Read the guide
Guide 04 · 4 min read
A plan for the week money runs out
Food, emergency funds, rent and getting to class during the days before the next paycheck or aid refund.
Read the guide
Guide 05 · 4 min read
How public benefits and student aid fit together
How SNAP, Medicaid, SSI and veterans' benefits sit alongside grants and loans, and which office to tell when things change.
Read the guide
Guide 06 · 4 min read
Speaking up for yourself on campus
How to make a clear request, which rights back it up, and what to do when the first answer is no.
Read the guide