Generous friends or family may give you money to help with your bill.

Of course, assets will impact a students eligibility, and donations from family members count.

Writing into the WSJ, one grandparent explains how they plan to get around this.

Walsh, a certified financial planner who runs his own firm in Chicago.

Check out the rest of the post at the Wall Street Journal; link below.

This Financial-Aid Trick Wont Work| The Wall Street Journal

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