Consultant Insights

Why I Became a Financial Aid Consultant

By: Sean Hudson, FAS Consultant After twenty years of the highs and lows of being a Financial Aid administrator I ran for the door!  I could not take it anymore.  Three months before I made my escape, my college fired several of my closest coworkers and allies.  Two of the people were members of an unofficial […]

Start Early & Scale Smart: Maintain Momentum in FAFSA Cycles

By: Sean Hudson, FAS Consultant For students, financial aid isn’t just paperwork—it’s the gateway to their education. For institutions, it’s a race against time to deliver funding and build trust. So, how can financial aid offices scale smartly and meet these expectations? It begins with starting early.  Starting early is not just a best practice—it’s […]

Driving Institutional Success Through Analysis

By: Tiffany Motyka, EdD Senior Consultant, Financial Aid Service  Institutions of higher education are valuable in so many ways. The economic impact of higher education is hard to dispute. According to the report Predicting College Closures and Financial Distress, as an industry, American higher education directly:  Enrolls nearly 25 million students  Employs approximately 3 million employees  […]

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