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Financial Aid Counselor Reviews
What is it like working as a Financial Aid Counselor?
April 2022
Being able to counsel the student toward their college degree.
Financial Aid Counselor in Tuskegee:
Pros: Help others
Cons: Salary compared to other with no experience
February 2022
Financial Aid Counselor in New York:
Pros: most it is a good place good benefits not much place for improvment
Cons: many criticism of other no team work
January 2020
It's challenging at times, however, seeing the look once a student is helped is priceless.
Financial Aid Counselor in Marshall:
Pros: Interacting with the students
Cons: The pay
December 2019
It's okay.
Financial Aid Counselor in Hattiesburg:
Pros: It's large enough for decent opportunities but small enough to have a hometown feel.
Cons: It's an hour away from where I live.
September 2019
Financial Aid Counselor in Liberty:
Cons: There is not enough work to keep me busy. Parents and students complaining that we are too expensive and that they do not receive enough financial aid.
August 2019
Confusing and stressful.
Financial Aid Counselor in St. Louis:
Pros: helping students achieve success with understanding of finances
Cons: lack of communication within departments and coercive work space.
June 2017
Excitement in Baltimore.
Financial Aid Counselor in Baltimore:
Pros: Cost of living, food, easy to get around, city culture, great restaurants.
Cons: There are a lot of poverty level people living in the city.
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