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Tuition Discounts Offered as Merit Aid

College Planners of America

Need-based aid focuses on a family’s income as reported on the FAFSA. Applicants await the results of the FAFSA process to find out how much need-based aid is available to them from public agencies, colleges, and other sources. But now, admissions departments report to senior administrators in an “Enrollment Management” capacity.

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Appealing Financial Aid Awards – Part 1

College Planners of America

Colleges use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, to determine how much financial aid an applicant is eligible to receive. The FAFSA includes tax information from the “prior-prior” year. Disability of the student since the FAFSA was filed. Job loss or substantial decrease in income.

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A Primer on the US Department of Education

Counselors' Corner

The US Department of Education (known as ED) has been in the media spotlight the last two weeks with an intensity that only compares to the FAFSA foul-ups of last year. This Trump administration is different than the last one The 2017 Trump team featured a president who cared Not. by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D.

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The New FAFSA Continues to Vex Students

College Planners of America

” 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 Administration had over 3 years to effect the transition and yet failed to do so.

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The New FAFSA Continues to Vex Students

College Planners of America

” 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 Administration had over 3 years to effect the transition and yet failed to do so.

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