Financial Aid & FAFSA Support
Financial aid shouldn't feel like another obstacle.
Connect 101 helps students and families understand the financial aid process, organize important information, and make more informed decisions about paying for college.
Why Financial Aid Support?
Getting accepted is only part of the college decision.
Families also need to understand how they will pay for college. Financial aid information can be complicated, and comparing the numbers across colleges can make an already important decision feel overwhelming. Connect 101 helps families organize the information and understand what questions to ask.
FAFSA
Where do we start?
Understand the FAFSA process, gather the information you need, and identify the steps involved in completing the process.
Financial Aid
What does the information mean?
Break down common financial aid information and terminology so students and families can better understand what they are seeing.
Scholarships
What funding opportunities should we explore?
Identify scholarship opportunities and develop a practical strategy for pursuing additional sources of college funding.
College Costs
What could college actually cost?
Look beyond the advertised price and organize the available information to better understand the overall financial picture.
Award Review
How do the offers compare?
Review financial aid information from different colleges and identify important differences to discuss with the family and the college.
Questions
What should we ask?
Prepare questions for financial aid offices and identify the information families need before making an important college decision.
Personalized Support
What you'll receive.
Connect 101 works with students and families to organize financial aid information and focus on the questions that matter most to their college decision.
Financial Aid Support
Financial Aid Support
Personalized guidance when the numbers get complicated.
Get help organizing financial aid information, understanding your options, and preparing for the questions that matter most to your college decision.
Financial Aid Support
Personalized financial aid guidance
Connect 101 helps students and families organize financial aid information and better understand the financial considerations involved in choosing a college.
The Goal
Understand the numbers before making the decision.
Connect 101 does not determine a student's financial aid eligibility or replace the financial aid office at a college. Instead, we help families organize information, understand their options, identify questions, and make more informed decisions.
How It Works
A simple process built around your family.
01
Gather the information
Start with the financial aid, scholarship, and college cost information available to your family.
02
Understand the options
Organize the information and identify the questions, differences, and considerations that matter most.
03
Move forward
Use what you have learned to have better conversations and make a more informed college decision.
Ready to Understand Your Options?
Let's make financial aid easier to understand.
Tell us where your family needs support, and let's determine whether Connect 101 can help.