Financial Aid Roadmap Worksheet (Printable)
Stack your aid in the right order — free money first, federal loans next, PLUS/private last — and see the remaining gap. Fill in your numbers, then print or save as PDF. Pairs with the Is This College Worth It? decision.
Aid stack (in order)
| Sticker price ($/yr) | |
| Grants / scholarships (free, $) | |
| Work-study ($) | |
| Savings you can use ($) | |
| Federal loans taken ($) | |
| PLUS / private loans taken ($) |
Result
| Net price (sticker − grants) | $28,000 |
| Covered by free cash + federal loans | $13,000 |
| Remaining gap to fill | $15,000 |
| PLUS / private already planned | $0 |
Fill the gap with more grants/cheaper school before adding private debt. See the open college net-price dataset (JSON).