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What is Student Aid Index (SAI)?

The College Pod

The Student Aid Index (SAI) is an essential concept in the world of financial aid for college. It replaced the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) starting with the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid ( FAFSA ). What Is the Student Aid Index? Student Loans : Both subsidized and unsubsidized loans.

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The Pros and Cons of Parent Plus Loans

College Planners of America

What They Are and How They Work The interest rate for PPL’s for the 2024-25 academic year is 9.05%. Borrowers also pay a one-time loan origination fee of 4.228% of the principal borrowed, which is deducted by the ED from each disbursement to the borrower. Before applying for a PPL, the student must submit the FAFSA to the ED.

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The Pros and Cons of Parent Plus Loans

College Planners of America

What They Are and How They Work The interest rate for PPL’s for the 2024-25 academic year is 9.05%. Borrowers also pay a one-time loan origination fee of 4.228% of the principal borrowed, which is deducted by the ED from each disbursement to the borrower. Before applying for a PPL, the student must submit the FAFSA to the ED.

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Consider Best Value Colleges

College Planners of America

News 2024 rankings for Best Value Schools are based on the four metrics below: 1. News 2024 Best Colleges rankings) relative to the average discounted tuition paid by 2022-23 full-time undergraduates after receiving need-based scholarships and grants. Economic Mobility Index Measure of economic status change for low-income students.

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Consider Best Value Colleges

College Planners of America

News 2024 rankings for Best Value Schools are based on the four metrics below: 1. News 2024 Best Colleges rankings) relative to the average discounted tuition paid by 2022-23 full-time undergraduates after receiving need-based scholarships and grants. Economic Mobility Index Measure of economic status change for low-income students.

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What Are the Big Higher Education Stories for 2024?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Efforts by the Biden administration to pass a rule on student loan forgiveness was a major story from 2023 that will again be front and center in the new year. Dr. Valerie Kinloch Free speech will be a hot button topic in 2024. Bonner says student mental health will be newsworthy in 2024. What is learning now?

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Policy Update: “Better FAFSA” Opens in December 2023

Scholarship America

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.

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