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Mary Louis

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Badge Check Expertise
  • Financial aid
  • FAFSA applications
Academic Cap Education
BA Business Administration, SUNY at Albany

Mary Louis has worked in financial aid at city-run, state-run, for-profit, and Ivy League schools and at an HBCU. She also has experience working in recruitment, processing student payments, and assisting in processing documents for the registrar.

Louis' financial aid experience includes writing policies and procedures; overseeing satisfactory academic progress for state and federal aid, scholarships, and private education lending; federal verification, compliance, and training; and assisting families in completing the FAFSA.

She's a Brooklyn native who currently resides in Nashville and works at a state community college.

Louis is a paid member of the Red Ventures Education Integrity Network.

Subject areas
Financial Aid

Read Mary's Latest Articles

Ask a College Advisor: How Can I Pay for Study Abroad?

March 15, 2022
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Fellowship vs. Scholarship: What’s the Difference?

February 24, 2022
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Financial Literacy for Black and African American Students

December 7, 2022
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How to Avoid Student Loan Forgiveness Scams

February 11, 2022
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The Student’s Guide to Tuition Reimbursement and Assistance

March 22, 2022
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