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Thirteen quick, private tools built around real student problems. Your answers stay in your browser and are not sent to EFF.

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Upload your award. Find the real gap.

Start with your award letter, then add your current bill and the money you can realistically use before it is due.

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REACH reads text inside your browser. It does not save or send the file to EFF. Remove Social Security numbers, student IDs, addresses, and account numbers before pasting text.

Upload a text-based PDF or paste the award details below.

Or paste the award details

1 · REVIEW THE AWARD AND BILL

Award letters are not standardized. Confirm every detected amount against the school document. Only include loans you actually plan to accept.

2 · ADD WHAT YOU CAN REALISTICALLY USE

Do not promise every paycheck to tuition. Enter the percentage left after taxes and essential living costs.

YOUR INSTANT RESULT

Your stay-enrolled funding snapshot

STARTING BALANCE TO PLAN FOR$0Estimated from school-billed costs minus confirmed aid
ESTIMATED GROSS PAY BEFORE DUE DATE$0$0 gross per week
PAY YOU PLAN TO USE$050% of estimated gross pay
STILL NEEDED$0Your entered resources cover this balance

Work-study check: $0 was kept out of the upfront bill calculation. Work-study is generally earned through paychecks after a student finds and works a qualifying job.

Your entered funding covers the balance.

  1. Confirm the final bill and every pending credit with the school.
  2. Keep emergency savings for books, transportation, food, and unexpected costs.
  3. Check whether every grant and scholarship renews next year.
Message to the school:
“I am working to remain enrolled at [school]. After reviewing my award and current resources, I estimate that I still need $0 before [deadline]. Please review my account for missing or pending aid, institutional emergency or completion grants, special-circumstances appeal options, and the safest payment-plan choices. Please also confirm the amount due and each deadline in writing.”

This is an educational planning tool, not a funding decision or guarantee. Verify requirements and availability with the responsible school or provider.