Your Real Cost, Your Real Scholarships, Answered in One Place
MyCAP, from our financial aid partner College Aid Pro, is where Collegiate Crossings families find scholarships for college, assess college costs school by school, and get financial aid planning help comparing every award letter — free to start.
Counseling is our strength. The numbers are theirs.
Families kept asking us the same two questions: what will college actually cost us, and where’s the scholarship money? So we brought in a specialist for college financial planning. College Aid Pro built MyCAP — a free-to-start platform for college affordability planning, scholarship search, and comparing college financial aid packages — and we give every Collegiate Crossings family access to it.
Collegiate Crossings brings
A dedicated counselor, college list building, and a relationship that lasts from junior year to move-in day.
College Aid Pro brings
MyCAP’s net cost data, scholarship matching, and FAFSA/CSS Profile guidance — plus live experts when you need one.
The tools that change how families plan & pay
College cost preparation shouldn’t start after the acceptance letter arrives. These four tools help you assess college costs and find scholarships for college before you apply.
Assess College Costs, Not Sticker Price
See what your family will actually pay at every school on your list — after grants, merit aid, and institutional scholarships. Real college cost preparation starts here.
Find Scholarships for College
Filter 2,000+ colleges by merit scholarship availability and match your student to the awards they actually qualify for.
Compare Financial Aid Packages
A side-by-side comparison for comparing college financial aid packages across every offer, plus a guided appeal framework for asking a school to do better.
FAFSA & CSS Profile, Step by Step
Financial aid planning help, line by line, through both forms, so the questions that quietly cost families money get answered right.
See MyCAP in Action
A quick walkthrough of how the net cost and scholarship search tools actually work.
Search schools by real net cost, not sticker price
Filter 2,000+ colleges by net cost, merit scholarship availability, and more — every result shows sticker price side by side with what your family will actually pay.
See your whole list plotted by affordability & selectivity
Instantly spot which schools are both affordable for your family and realistic for your student — updated automatically as you upload award letters.
Free financial aid help & scholarship search, no credit card needed.
Every Collegiate Crossings family gets the same free access through this partnership — college financial planning help, without cost as a barrier.
- ✓Net cost projections for schools on your list
- ✓Scholarship & merit aid search
- ✓FAFSA & CSS Profile basics overview
- ✓A free 15-minute consultation with a CAP expert
Families who qualify for free or reduced lunch programs have access to additional support at no cost — ask your Collegiate Crossings counselor or College Aid Pro directly.
Not ready for an account yet? Start here instead.
No sign-up required for these — yours to use whether or not you create a free MyCAP account.
The whole landscape in plain English: how aid is calculated, what the forms ask, and how award letters work.
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A fresh roundup of private scholarships every week, with deadlines, so nothing worth applying for slips past you.
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The schools that award full tuition scholarships, and what a student needs to be competitive at each one.
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Real members. Real savings.
We compared net cost across every school on our list, and our daughter’s “reach” school ended up cheaper than her “safety.”
The appeal framework walked us through exactly what to send. Our son’s award went up after one letter.
I used to feel completely lost with FAFSA and CSS Profile. The step-by-step guides made it actually understandable.
Financial aid & scholarship search FAQ
How do I compare financial aid award letters from different schools?
MyCAP lays every offer side by side by net cost — not sticker price — so you can see which grants are real money and which numbers are loans you’ll repay. A College Aid Pro expert can also walk through your specific letters on a free consultation.
Is scholarship search actually free?
Yes. MyCAP’s free account includes scholarship search and net cost projections with no credit card required, and every Collegiate Crossings family gets a free 15-minute consultation with a College Aid Pro expert on top of that.
How much will college actually cost my family?
Net cost, not sticker price, is the number that matters. MyCAP projects your real out-of-pocket cost at each school based on your financial profile, so you can build a list around what you can actually afford.
Can I appeal a financial aid award letter?
Often, yes. MyCAP includes an award letter review framework and guided appeal strategy, and many families secure additional aid after a well-crafted appeal letter.
Do I need to fill out both the FAFSA and the CSS Profile?
It depends on the schools on your list — some require only the FAFSA, others require both. MyCAP’s guides walk through each form line by line so the answers that quietly cost families money get filled in correctly.
Is there a scholarship finder for high school students?
Yes — MyCAP’s free scholarship search works as a scholarship finder for high school students: filter by GPA, test scores, and school to find merit scholarships your student actually qualifies for, then add the weekly private scholarship list for opportunities updated every week.
What is college affordability planning, and do I need it before senior year?
College affordability planning means building your school list around real net cost instead of sticker price, starting as early as freshman or sophomore year. The earlier you assess college costs, the more room you have to find scholarships and plan financial aid strategy before applications are due.
Is this only for Collegiate Crossings families, or does everyone get this?
MyCAP is College Aid Pro’s own platform, and Collegiate Crossings families get the same free-to-start access as anyone. Collegiate Crossings receives no compensation for this partnership — see the disclosure below.
Book a FREE 15-Minute Financial Aid Consultation with a CAP Expert
You will learn:
How to read the award letters you’ve already received, and whether the numbers add up in your favor.
Which scholarships your student actually qualifies for, and what colleges will really cost your family.
A clear next step — personalized to your family’s situation, no obligation to continue.
MyCAP & our financial aid partner
MyCAP is built by College Aid Pro, a financial aid and scholarship firm founded in 2017 whose entire practice is helping families pay less for college. Their platform and expertise power the tools on this page, and their team works alongside Collegiate Crossings counselors on every family we serve.
Collegiate Crossings receives no compensation, commission, or referral fees from College Aid Pro. MyCAP’s free tier and the consultation above are provided at no charge, and families are under no obligation to continue. College Aid Pro is a separate company and is not a lender, a college, or a financial advisor. Collegiate Crossings is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.