The Hidden Leverage Grad Students Have Over Their Tuition Bill

Financial aid for graduate students operates on different rules than it does for undergraduates. There is, essentially, no federal need-based aid available to grad students, aside from the kind you need to pay back.  That means the only money to appeal for to lessen the sticker shock of your preferred  graduate program is institutional aid — the scholarships, fellowships, tuition discounts, and assistantships that individual schools control and distribute at their own discretion.... Read more