CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors
JANUARY 3, 2024
Many families often decide to skip the entire process together, even though it’s necessary to file in order to receive financial aid. However, with the release of the 2024-2025 FAFSA, families, students, and financial aid offices alike are hopeful that the once complicated application will be easier to complete and process.
CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors
DECEMBER 11, 2023
As we wait, it seems like the perfect time to review changes to the 2024-2025 FAFSA that will help you maximize financial aid -and your time filling out the forms! As a reminder, the FAFSA gathers information about your financial needs so your student can be offered work-study, grants, and student loans.
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College Planners of America
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The student financial aid system has always been complex. The goal of the Act is to simplify the process of applying for student financial aid, primarily by reducing the number of questions on the FAFSA from 108 to 36. With this year’s new FAFSA and its inept rollout by the U.S.
CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Perhaps one of the biggest pros of the SAI is that more students will be able to receive access to Pell Grants. Access to Pell Grants is typically based on family size and the federal poverty line. Starting this year, applicants who don’t qualify for a max Pell Grant if their SAI is less than the maximum grant amount.
CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors
MAY 6, 2024
The FAFSA serves as the primary application for federal student aid programs, including grants, loans, and work-study opportunities. Additionally, many states and colleges use the FAFSA to determine eligibility for their own financial aid programs. Missing deadlines could result in lost financial aid opportunities.
College Planners of America
APRIL 5, 2024
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the means by which students obtain their fair share of the billions of dollars in Federal, state, and college financial aid to help defray the cost of college. The problems affecting the current admissions cycle began when the 2024-25 FAFSA was late.
CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors
DECEMBER 3, 2023
Here’s what we do know about the updated FAFSA and your student’s college financial aid process so far: Applicants will be able to pull data from their tax returns. An exciting new update for the 2024-2025 FAFSA is that you’ll be able to automatically retrieve income from your taxes and the IRS.
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