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College Financial Aid Offer Comparison Kit
The short answer: School A's award letter vs. School B's: grant lines, loan lines, net price, side by side. This kit gives you the step-by-step guide, the worksheets, and the letter templates to do that work with your own documents, at your own pace.
This kit is for you if
- You need someone to pick the school for you. This pack gives you the real numbers in the same format, it never recommends a school, a loan, or a debt level. That's a family decision about values, careers, and risk tolerance.
- You need personal financial or legal advice. This is education plus templates, not advice about your money. When the stakes are high, talk to a qualified financial advisor or a licensed attorney in your state.
- You want a specific scholarship recommended. This pack recommends no scholarships, sponsors, or databases, programs change yearly. It teaches you how to find and vet them (Guide Sec. 8) and how to track applications (Worksheet 6).
- You want help only with the FAFSA form itself. The form help here is reference material, not the product. The product is the comparison decision.
What is inside
- The guide (PDF, 102 pages): plain-English explanations, what to check and in what order, and where the common errors and deadlines live.
- The workbook (editable DOCX): the worksheets from the guide as fillable documents, so your numbers and evidence stay organized in one place.
- Letter templates (editable DOCX): written templates with bracketed prompts, grounded in what your documents actually show.
It includes a fully worked example, start to finish.
How you use it
- Gather the document the other side gave you, plus your own records.
- Work the guide in order; the early checks decide which later worksheets apply to you.
- Record what you find in the workbook as you go, with dates and sources.
- Use the templates to put your questions or your response in writing, and keep copies of everything you send.
One-time purchase, yours to keep$49
Get the kit on GumroadWhat this kit does not do: Educational self-help resource only. It does not evaluate your individual situation, represent you, or guarantee any outcome. It does not replace a licensed professional for your specific situation.
Not sure yet? Start with The Paperwork Audit, our free checklist. It uses the same method on six everyday documents. Or browse the Benefits, Retirement and Family Finances bundle if more than one kit on your list sounds familiar.