Episode summary introduction: Srihari Balaji, an international student, is a sophomore at Union College, New York. Srihari shares his experience and learnings while searching for Financial Aid and how he went about applying for Aid. In particular, we discuss the following with him: Available Financial Aid Options How Srihari found Aid-Friendly Colleges Tips/Advice for Applicants Topics discussed in this episode: Kinds of Financial Aid [2:04] Financial Aid Friendly Colleges [3:07] Exploring Colleges for Fit and Aid [5:52] How to Apply for Financial Aid [10:20] The Next Genius Scholarship [11:47] Advice to Applicants [17:01] Our Guest: Srihari Balaji is an aspiring astronaut who is pursuing undergraduate studies at Union College, New York. Srihari is studying Mechanical Engineering. He was awarded the NextGenius Scholarship to pursue his studies at Union College. Memorable Quote: “I would suggest students to prudently select colleges based on the financial aid needs they require.” Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript. Calls-to-action: To Ask the Guest a question, or to comment on this episode, email podcast@almamatters.io. Subscribe or Follow our podcasts at any of these locations:, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Breaker, Anchor. To Make a List of Colleges to Explore Visit almamatters.io and signup. For Transcripts of all our podcasts, visit almamatters.io/podcasts.