About StudentReach
Short lessons for the money side of college
StudentReach is an independent education website. It teaches the steps of paying for college in six short courses, so you can read your own forms and offers with confidence and take questions to the office that decides.
How a lesson is made
Six steps between an idea and a lesson
Step 3of 6
Read against the official rulesFacts are checked against the published rules of the program or agency the lesson describes.
Where it stops
Where the lessons stop and an office takes over
Three parts of StudentReach, and the line each one does not cross.
They explain how aid and money work
Lessons describe the rules in general terms and show you where your own numbers come from. They do not tell you what you will receive.
What it does and does not do
- Explain each form, offer and term
- Point to where rules and limits are published
- Predict the aid you will be offered
- Give advice about your own taxes or loans
It orders the courses for your situation
The planner suggests a reading order and a finishing date from the minutes you choose. It runs in your browser and sends nothing.
What it does and does not do
- Suggest an order for the courses
- Work out a finishing date
- Store or send what you enter
- Know anything about your school
They remind you when something is due
Updates by email, and by text if you ask, come only from StudentReach and carry new lessons and reminders about the aid calendar.
What it does and does not do
- Tell you about new lessons
- Remind you of dates in the aid calendar
- Apply for aid or sign you up for anything
- Pass your details to a school or lender
Four commitments
- Free to read
Every course stays free, with no sign-in, no account and nothing to buy.
- Independent
No school, lender, servicer or scholarship provider pays StudentReach.
- Private
Your details are used only for the updates you asked for, and never sold.
- Honest about limits
Lessons explain; your school and the program agencies decide.
Questions about the site?
Write to a person at StudentReach, or start with the course that fits your next step.
Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm EST.
