What's the difference between subsidized and unsubsidized student loans?

Ive realized for the first time this year that a lot of financial aid depends on what the parents are able to contribute based on how much money they have. It seems that if a student gets a third part...

I'm afraid I won't have enough money to go to school because college sounds so expensive that it seems like I shouldn't even try. Does anyone have any advice?

How important should financial aid be in making a decision about where to go to college?

I heard around school that you can get more financial aid if youre a girl, which makes me happy, but is this true? It seems a little unfair that colleges would discriminate like that.

We definitely don't have enough money to pay for the colleges I want to go to and im afraid that if I need financial aid, they wont want to let me in… has anyone had any experience with this...

My friends tell me that my son's financial aid will increase when my daughter starts attending school, but I've not been able to find any evidence for this anywhere online. Can anyone from thi...

How does interest work for student loans? I'm sure they don't expect us to begin repaying them while our daughter is still in school, but I assume interest will still accrue during those perio...

Will financial aid cover the extra expenses for study abroad?

In general, how much of college costs can we expect to be covered by financial aid (grants, loans, etc.)?