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2023/2024 FAFSA Deadlines Parents Need to Know

College Aid Consulting Services

If you have any questions about school-specific deadlines, you should talk to your financial aid administrator. 2023–24 Academic Year State Deadlines: Alabama Contact Your Financial Aid Office – Check with your financial aid administrator. Arizona Contact Your Financial Aid Office.

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Appealing Financial Aid Awards – Part 1

College Planners of America

The worst that can happen to admitted students who appeal is that the college’s financial aid office will decline to improve their offer of aid. When To Appeal The financial aid offices of colleges are extremely busy just prior to May 1, the enrollment deadline for most schools. Dependency override.

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Crunch Time for the FAFSA Rollout

College Planners of America

To make up for this lost time, the ED has recommended that colleges recalculate affected Student Aid Indexes ( SAI’s ) manually and then send students estimates of the net cost to attend their college. This has hobbled colleges racing to get accurate information to admittees in advance of enrollment deadlines.

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Department of Education Announces Steps to Make Better FAFSA® More Readily Accessible

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Earlier this week, the Biden-Harris administration announced new steps that will make it easier for colleges and universities to process records and allow for more time being spent to help students. Our top priority is to ensure that students can access the maximum financial aid possible to help them pursue their higher education goals.”

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The 2024-25 FAFSA Roadmap

College Planners of America

Stakeholders include colleges, first-time applicants, students who re-apply annually, parents, state financial aid offices, advocates for minority and disadvantaged applicants, college admissions consultants, college financial aid consultants, software and services providers, and high school guidance counselors.

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Heads up, the T(r)ails of Verification (part 2)

Moneyman

Flip a coin… See where it lands… One of these principles is that while financial aid officers are not accountants, we do need to know some basic tax information. Lots of examples (and much more detail) can be found at this link. How does this work?

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FAFSA Delay Will Cause Problems 

College Planners of America

This will adversely affect the college plans of students planning to apply in the 2023-24 admissions cycle as well as students who need to re-apply for Federal aid each year. The National College Attainment Network ( NCAN ) contacted senior Biden administration officials seeking reassurance, but got no satisfactory response.

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