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Mary Louis

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  • 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

How to Appeal Financial Aid to Get More Money

May 23, 2023
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Ask a College Advisor: Is the FAFSA Based on Parents’ Income?

February 28, 2022
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Merit-Based vs. Need-Based Aid: What Is the Difference?

May 23, 2023
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Financial Aid for Military Service Members and Student Veterans

October 17, 2023
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The Student’s Guide to Budgeting in College

January 23, 2023
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