College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

FAFSA Application Update – Goodbye EFC and Hello SAI FAFSA Application Update – Goodbye EFC and Hello SAI FAFSA Application Update – Goodbye EFC and Hello SAI Broadcast date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 Financial aid administrators are invited to join us as we explore the upcoming changes in the 2024-25 Application Processing Cycle.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The FAFSA Simplification Act, scheduled to go into effect this year, will cut the number of questions on the notoriously difficult application for federal aid—which is also used in calculations for state and institutional awards—from 108 to 36 for most students. The consequences for students and their families could be serious.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Federal Student Aid has started to email FAFSA applicants to advise them to check their form’s status in “the first half of March.” ” The communication failed short of providing any new information or an exact date.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 19, 2023

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has long been considered one of most confusing and frustrating governmental forms, a 108-question gantlet of information on finances and family for students trying to pay for college. But for around 18% of FAFSA filers, the burden is even worse.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

For a prospective college student beleaguered by the complexities of the application process, direct admissions is like a dream come true. Odle said that students tend to figure, “Once I’m in there, and I’ve already been admitted, why don’t I just go ahead and submit another application?” points likelier.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 17, 2023

Believe it or not, the FAFSA for your freshman year in college will come online October 1, 2023. Parents and students are completing their FAFSA applications by the end. The post How to Help Your High School Junior Prep for FAFSA and College Applications appeared first on CFAA.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 20, 2023

Each year, students and families file the FAFSA to help determine funding for their college careers. The 2023 FAFSA won’t open until December, which is later than normal. The post How to Prepare for Your FAFSA Application in the Spring appeared first on CFAA. Every year, many families fail.

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College Aid Services

MAY 1, 2024

Users without a Social Security Number (SSN) will have access to the 2024-25 FAFSA thanks to a series of changes that the Department has recently implemented to address the ongoing issues for this population.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 16, 2024

Students can now make corrections to their 2024-25 FAFSA through the application’s online portal. What problems have FAFSA users encountered?

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College Aid Services

APRIL 10, 2024

Yesterday, the Department of Education released updated timelines for 2024-25 FAFSA reprocessing and when students will be able to make corrections to their applications. Approximately 30% of applications potentially affected by known processing or data errors and approximately 16% require a student correction (these groups overlap).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

The introduction and rollout of the new Better FASFA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form has led to a multitude of challenges, setbacks, and concerns among students, caregivers, and educators. Another crucial issue pertains to delays in processing student FASFA applications.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Saint Louis University (SLU) is launching an institutional aid application that mirrors the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA , so families can receive financial aid awards by the end of February. The university’s aid application is independent of the FAFSA filing; so, families will still need to file a FAFSA.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 4, 2024

The Department of Education has announced several important updates today regarding the inconsistent tax data affecting up to 20% of FAFSA applications for the upcoming 2024-25 academic year.

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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 Aid Consulting Services

JUNE 8, 2022

Here is an update on the FAFSA Changes For 2024-25. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will see the majority of changes starting in the 2024-25 academic year and not in the 2023-24 year that was originally planned. However, the new FAFSA application will be released on Oct 1, 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

The assessments were conducted using 12-point criteria that looked at various characteristics of these 26 programs, such as their program type, required applications, income thresholds, and award amounts. Michigan and Tennessee are two of the states that join Massachusetts in this regard.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 10, 2024

FSA announces that the 24-25 FAFSA will no longer be limited to specific time frames and families can access the form regularly as in previous years. Over one million applications have already been processed over the last few weeks since the FAFSA’s release and the Department encourages families to continue doing so.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 2, 2024

The Department of Education announced on Friday that approximately 20% of 2024-25 FAFSA applications were affected by the transmission of inconsistent tax data provided on the Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

Cordray’s office has also undergone scrutiny and criticism for its botched rollout of changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid , or FAFSA, which were supposed to simplify the application process and expand access to underserved students and their families.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 25, 2024

Education Department (ED) said it has discovered a calculation error in student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them, potentially continuing delays for college applications. Department of Education. “It The guide will be updated regularly through April 2024.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 5, 2024

The long-awaited 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available through the Department of Education’s website as of December 30th. The… More » 2024-25 FAFSA Launches (With Some Glitches) The post 2024-25 FAFSA Launches (With Some Glitches) first appeared on College Aid Services.

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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.

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EAB

JUNE 13, 2023

Podcast Will FAFSA Simplification Make Life Easier for Colleges and Applicants? EAB’s Kathy Ruby and Madeleine Rhyneer explore changes to FAFSA forms themselves and to how the federal government calculates eligibility for student financial aid. EAB · Will FAFSA Simplification Make Life Easier for Colleges and Applicants?

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 15, 2023

31 as a soft launch period of the 2024-25 FAFSA. The “soft launch period” will allow the Department to monitor and respond to any potential issues impacting the applicant experience. The Department of Education has announced that they will be treating the period leading up to and following Dec.

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Community College Review

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Need help with your FAFSA application?Many Many community colleges are offering workshops and other types of assistance to help students get the financial aid necessary to head to college next year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

million Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA ® ) forms have been successfully submitted since the 2024-25 redesigned application went live Dec. The data come a few weeks after ED announced more than one million FAFSA forms had been submitted and the form were accessible 24/7. More than 3.1

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Counselors' Corner

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This isn’t to say colleges will slough off COVID if it’s offered as a cause of hardship, but its frequent appearance—and the availability of COVID-affected students with stronger credentials—make it less likely that B students will be considered at schools used to seeing A applicants. SARs are out of control. Financial Aid?

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The FAFSA is coming. For the 2024-2025 application cycle, the FAFSA will be released in December. If you’re attending college in the fall of 2024, then you’ll likely need to complete the FAFSA this winter. The post Everything You Need to Complete Your 2024-2025 FAFSA appeared first on CFAA.

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College Aid Consulting Services

JANUARY 26, 2023

Many people that inquire about our Financial Aid advisor services want to know what are the responsibilities of a FAFSA preparer? The FAFSA form determines a student’s eligibility for federal grants, loans, and work-study programs. Preparing and submitting the FAFSA form on behalf of the student or family.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 9, 2024

FSA is conducting another set of webinars designed to answer your most pressing questions about the new FAFSA application.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 25, 2024

Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act in 2020 to overhaul the application process for federal aid and expand students’ access to grant funding with a new analysis formula. Some of the largest changes include: the Student Aid Index, modifications to the family size definition, and reforming policies for the Federal Pell Grant.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

AUGUST 1, 2023

Fall is on the way and the new season marks the beginning of college application season! The 2024-2025 FAFSA will be opening this December, instead of October (like usual). The post What You Need to Gather for Financial Aid Applications appeared first on CFAA. Many state and.

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Counselors' Corner

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Dear US Department of Education: Thank you for taking action on the long-standing request from students, parents, colleges, and counselors for updating the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. You may think sooner is better, and you’re right—so by all means, feel free to roll out the new FAFSA today.

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College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Department of Education has released new details on the redesigned and streamlined Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form. The new FAFSA will make it easier than ever for students to get financial aid for college and help 610,000 more students from low-income backgrounds receive Pell Grants.

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College Aid Consulting Services

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Your favorite student is adding schools after completing FAFSA. What is the best way to add additional colleges and universities after completing the FAFSA for the school? Filling out your FAFSA, especially for the first time, can be a confusing process. Find and select the option to “Make FAFSA Corrections.”

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 30, 2024

million FAFSA applications have been successfully submitted and that they have updated the supporting tables used in the Student Aid Index (SAI) calculation to account for inflation. Department of Education announced that more than 3.1 An additional $1.8 billion in federal aid was at stake if the tables were not adjusted.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 5, 2023

Draft versions of the proposed 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form and the FAFSA Submission Summary (formerly known as the Student Aid Report) are available for public comment. These forms are used by individuals applying for federal student aid.

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