College Planners of America

JANUARY 3, 2024

The 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available through a soft launch by the Federal Student Aid (FSA) office of the U.S. The FSA released the following announcement on December 31, 2023: “During the soft launch, the FAFSA form will be available while we monitor site performance and form functionality.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2024

Due to the disastrous rollout of the new FAFSA, most new and continuing students still don’t know how much college will cost them next year. FAFSA submissions have declined as a result, but not equally across all demographics. One affected applicants with no Social Security Number (SSN) for themselves or a parent.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2024

Due to the disastrous rollout of the new FAFSA, most new and continuing students still don’t know how much college will cost them next year. FAFSA submissions have declined as a result, but not equally across all demographics. One affected applicants with no Social Security Number (SSN) for themselves or a parent.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We have a wonderful program called Pathways, where we do outreach to middle schools, high schools and community colleges, providing application clinics and parent academies,” says Dr. Leroy M. Recruitment materials, campus tours, and FAFSA open houses are bilingual as are several members of the student affairs staff.

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College Planners of America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

With this year’s new FAFSA and its inept rollout by the U.S. We reviewed the status of the FAFSA rollout in the last post. It remains unclear when actual FAFSA data will be provided by the ED to colleges so that they can determine who to admit and send offer letters with full financial aid information.

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College Planners of America

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Submission of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is an essential step for all students seeking Federal, state, institutional, and private financial aid. To improve the financial aid process, the FAFSA Simplification Act was enacted by Congress on December 27, 2020.

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College Planners of America

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Colleges have conflicting motives when considering applicants for admission. Their prime motive is to accept qualified applicants who will pay full tuition, assuring the college that it will be able to operate at or above its desired educational level. Need-based aid focuses on a family’s income as reported on the FAFSA.

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Moneyman

JUNE 2, 2020

Page 132 of the 2020-21 AVG. ” If two parents file as married on the FAFSA as their marital status and then provide separate tax returns with one or both filing as Head of Household, this is usually a problem. NCAN (the National College Attainment Network) in 2017 published a study of the leaky FAFSA pipeline.

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Moneyman

MAY 31, 2020

For example, if you are a student at UCF, you can see from the University of Central Florida’s website that their application period closed on May 19, and that they plan on awarding funds based on the 21,669 applications received. Valencia is requiring a FAFSA and is awarding students for both Spring and Summer terms.

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College Planners of America

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Families reported spending an average of $25,313 for college in 2021–22, a 4% decrease from 2020–21, marking the second year of lower average college spending by families. This percentage was unchanged from 2020-21. Some states and many colleges also rely on information from the FAFSA to determine need-based aid and merit scholarships.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

Strategic priority 1: Understanding decreasing demand for higher education The 2022 entering class brought welcome news for the nation’s colleges and universities, in the form of a second consecutive year of enrollment growth after a sharp pandemic-driven drop in 2020. That said, few admissions teams are resting easy.

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EAB

APRIL 5, 2023

After analyzing application trends at one of those institutions, we discovered that we had more than a pipeline problem—we had an admission problem, too. Here are some recommendations to modify your application review process to help you enroll talented students you might currently be missing. Source: McGuire 2.

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College Planners of America

JANUARY 5, 2023

In 2020-2021, 95% of our full-time beginning undergraduates received grant/scholarship aid.”. Catholic University states the following: “As you use the calculator, please remember: This is not an application for admission or financial aid. Colleges also provide additional information about their NPC.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 18, 2023

Colleges have been required to disclose their COA and provide a breakdown of their cost calculations since the enactment of the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2020. They must post this information on their website and include it on the financial aid award letters that they send to accepted applicants.

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EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

for students starting in fall 2020. Onboarding Interviews with EAB partners show that, on average, only 40% of community college applicants enroll. One way to keep applicants engaged is by providing proactive, consistent, customized guidance about each onboarding task in a format that is responsive and accessible.

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The application involves essays and reference letters, both of which can be written in English or Spanish. Tips to make your scholarship application stand out. Submitting an incomplete application is a recipe for disaster. Approach them well in advance to avoid any delays in the application process.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

College Greenlight became part of EAB in 2020, and we continue to help students connect with colleges and universities to help them find their best college fit and the financial support that they need. You have a really broad national lens on CBOs, and particularly CBOs that are supporting students on their college application journey.

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Moneyman

JUNE 12, 2020

The Department of Education just let us know they are about to issue a new rule that says “just kidding” on their previous “just kidding” For those of you who might need a refresher, here is where we are so far: The CARES Act is signed into law by the President on March 27, 2020. What are the rules?

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Scholarship America

APRIL 3, 2023

While the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) typically opens for applications on October 1, the application for the 2024-25 school year has been delayed until sometime in December—a delay that could have ripple effects on students, families and scholarship programs. Why is the FAFSA late?

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2023

Three years ago, Congress enacted long-overdue reforms in the passage of the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2020, which substantially improves Federal student aid process. Education Department ( ED ) was to complete the changes to the FAFSA system mandated by the Act in time for the 2022-23 award year (college admissions cycle).

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

AUGUST 26, 2022

The Department of Education has said that borrowers will be eligible if their income was below the income cap in either of the last two years, and will consider, for example, your AGI from your 2020 or 2021 tax returns. While the application for cancellation is not yet available, we recommend taking the following steps today: .

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College Planners of America

JANUARY 31, 2024

Education Department (ED) announced in December that the revised FAFSA would be initially released as a “soft launch” on January 1 and that it would only perform a data store-and-forward operation for data processing by the ED at some future point. Without FAFSA data, colleges can’t prepare financial aid packages for admitted students.

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COE

APRIL 12, 2023

The Better FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back   April 12, 2023 — by Woodrow Lewis COE is working with partner organizations to acquire knowledge to ensure that TRIO professionals receive the most up-to-date information and training on the new FAFSA experience to support our students. December : The FSA will release the 2024-25 FAFSA form. COE

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Student debt issues loom, and problems due to the rollout of the 2024-25 FAFSA linger. Applications to and enrollment in HBCU institutions have continued to increase. States and systems of higher ed are moving away from this old guard college application process to really simplifying the on-ramp into college, Odle said.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 24, 2024

” The development and rollout of the “Better FAFSA” by the U.S. In a normal year, the FAFSA goes online on October1. This year, the ED’s revision of the FAFSA form has caused extensive problems for colleges. The data that the IRS contributed to the FAFSA process were inconsistent. How Did This Happen?

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College Planners of America

APRIL 24, 2024

” The development and rollout of the “Better FAFSA” by the U.S. In a normal year, the FAFSA goes online on October1. This year, the ED’s revision of the FAFSA form has caused extensive problems for colleges. The data that the IRS contributed to the FAFSA process were inconsistent. How Did This Happen?

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