CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 3, 2024

For high school seniors transitioning to college freshmen, this period of change can feel both exhilarating and overwhelming. It’s easy to wish for that last summer to fly by so you can move into your new dorm or home, but slow down and savor what’s left of this special time in your life. Each one has its own pros and cons.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 18, 2024

This spring, as financial aid award letters arrive and college acceptance letters fill mailboxes, families are getting the full understanding at how much college will cost them personally. From there, they are able to offer financial aid accordingly. From there, they are able to offer financial aid accordingly.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 15, 2024

Financial aid packages are arriving with acceptance letters – and these students get to start figuring out what their next four years are going to look like. Check out these tips to figure out which financial aid package is the real winner! Check out these tips to figure out which financial aid package is the real winner!

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 6, 2024

As the gateway to federal financial aid for college, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a crucial step for students and their families in securing funding for higher education. However, completing the FAFSA can often feel like navigating a maze, with complex forms and important deadlines to contend with.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 1, 2024

The finish line for the financial process is close, too. To wrap up your financial aid journey, here’s a few things I recommend for the class of 2024… Make sure the FAFSA has your 2023 tax info: April 15 is almost here and you should definitely have completed your 2023 taxes by now. Congratulations!

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 8, 2024

As graduation gets closer, parents are wondering if they’ve done everything they can to prepare their children to be out in the world on their own, at college. But as the graduation date arrives quickly, I recommend talking about last minute money lessons to help with their future finances.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 1, 2024

How to Save More Money for Your Student’s College Education Happy New Year! 2024 has arrived – and with it, the chance for resolutions that will help you improve your life, finances, and family’s well-being. One of the most common areas of financial stress for families is figuring out how to pay for college.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 4, 2024

For many families of high school seniors, the college acceptance process can feel tiring – and long. As acceptance letters and financial aid offers arrive, the reality of all of that hard work is sitting in your hands… and then there’s still one big decision to make: where is your student going to attend college?

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IEFA

MARCH 4, 2024

Dreaming of studying abroad but worried about the financial burden? With the right strategies and resources, you can unlock a world of affordable study abroad education without emptying your bank account. Leverage external scholarships and resources to make your overseas dreams a reality with the help of knowledgeable advisors.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 11, 2024

As spring blooms around us, college acceptance letters and financial aid offers are beginning to arrive for students who didn’t apply for early admission at their colleges of choice. It’s such an exciting – and stressful – time as students make their final decisions about where to spend the next four years of their lives.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

February is one of my favorite months of the year because it’s National Financial Aid Awareness Month. Throughout this month, all of us in the higher education community make an extra effort to provide even more information about how to use and access financial aid for college. It’s money that helps pay for school.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

While some students who applied for early acceptance are sitting back, comfortable in the knowledge of where they’re going for their college journey, other students may not be. In the end, the decision is a combination of your desires for college, financial ability to pay, and which school is the best fit for your studies.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 29, 2024

College choices are popping up like flowers this spring, and let’s face it, it can be a bit overwhelming… especially when it comes to picking the right financial aid options. Here are four easy steps for high school juniors and seniors to help you breeze through these decisions and make a savvy choice!

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 11, 2023

How the FAFSA is Making Financial Aid More Accessible to Families Nationwide In the last year and a half, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid – or FAFSA – has undergone major changes to make the application easier to complete for students nationwide. Who should file the FAFSA? That’s a huge change!

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Students of all ages know that attending school is about learning new things! But, before you can begin this new adventure, there’s a lot to do. Whether your family is paying for part of your college degree, or you’re covering it all yourself, there’s a good chance you’ll need to rely on financial aid.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 5, 2024

Now, it’s time to start thinking about college admissions and financial aid. Today, I’m sharing what high school juniors can do now to be ready for college applications in the fall. Today, I’m sharing what you can do now to be ready for college applications in the fall. re your application.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 7, 2024

There are parents who want to shoulder the burden – to eliminate debt for their child, give them a path of success for life, and who can afford to do so. There are parents who want to shoulder the burden – to eliminate debt for their child, give them a path of success for life, and who can afford to do so.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 25, 2024

But until then, it can feel chaotic and overwhelming – especially to those juniors who are figuring out their college application to do list. It’s also a great chance to meet members of the school and subgroups around campus that might be a potential part of your student’s experience there. They want to learn about you.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As spring break and summer vacation arrive, it can be a perfect time of year to schedule college visits. College visits are a great way to actually see which campuses might be a good fit for you, and to be able to talk to current students, the financial aid office, and visit the cities the schools are in.

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#RealCollege Blog

MAY 12, 2022

Limiting student debt relief based on income is a terrible idea and a technological disaster in the making. In practice, an income cap would require the federal government to set up a paperwork trap that could deny relief to the student loan borrowers who most urgently need the help.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Help Your Student Make an Educated Decision About How to Fund College For many families, the joy of college applications and future dreams is starting to form as your students fill out applications, complete college visits, and make lists for next year. What it could cost to attend the colleges on your student’s list ?

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Scholarship America

MAY 15, 2023

Updated May 2023 Students who receive financial aid may have an unexpected bill to pay—a tax bill. While most scholarship awards are not taxed, there are a number or circumstances in which they can be, and many students and parents may not know the details. Do college students have to file tax returns?

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Updates to the FAFSA Have Delayed College Financial Aid for Millions The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has undergone some major updates for the 2024-2025 application cycle. Unfortunately, many families and students are wondering exactly where the FAFSA is. When is the FAFSA due?

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Maximize Your Financial Aid By Understanding the New Student Aid Index One of the biggest updates to the FAFSA is the introduction of the Student Aid Index (SAI). The Student Aid Index is replacing the Expected Family Contribution, which was the amount a family would have to pay out-of-pocket for college expenses.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 3, 2024

How Finding Money for College Is Now Easier Than Ever For the last 40+ years, students and families have been frustrated by the process of filing the FAFSA. Many families often decide to skip the entire process together, even though it’s necessary to file in order to receive financial aid. This is going to be a major change!

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 3, 2023

What We Know About the New FAFSA and Financial Aid Offers As a result of the FAFSA Simplification Act in 2020, the FAFSA has been updated to help millions of students and families maximize their financial aid for college. Families must consent to be able to receive financial aid.

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Scholarship America

APRIL 3, 2023

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. Increase the number of students receiving Pell Grants.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Be Prepared for a Fast Financial Aid Application Cycle It’s a well known fact that the “early bird gets the worm” and as I’ve talked about often on the blog, the earlier you submit your financial aid paperwork, the better chance you have of more funding for college. What Does It Mean for the FAFSA This Year?

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 9, 2024

A Soft Launch of This Year’s Financial Aid Application is Causing Frustration For months, parents, students, and financial aid experts alike have been waiting for the 2024-2025 FAFSA to go live. Let’s talk about what’s going on and how this impacts financial aid applications for students nationwide.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Why You Should Respond to Financial Aid Verification Requests Quickly Throughout the college admissions and financial aid application season, one of the most worrying emails you can receive is a request for more information. Don’t get upset This is a normal part of the financial aid process.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The University Innovation Alliance's Three Playbooks for Student Success. The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) operates as a multi-campus laboratory for student success innovation. Leveraging strong data-driven tools to help advisors guide students. Thu, 12/15/2022 - 06:00. College to Career. Completion Grants.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 24, 2023

How to Update Your Financial Aid Application to Reflect Your Current Income One of the most important steps in applying to college is completing the FAFSA, which will open in December. What many families don’t realize is that the FAFSA uses federal income tax information from the previous year to calculate financial aid eligibility.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

According to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse, “Undergraduate enrollment continued to shrink this fall but the decline has slowed to nearly pre-pandemic rates.” To ensure these historically underserved and underrepresented groups get back to their educational pathways, financial help and formal guidance are important.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

5 Areas to Improve Your Campus Support for Pandemic-Era Students Generation Pandemic (“Gen P”) are the cohort of students whose high school years were significantly influenced by COVID-19. This summer, my friends on EAB's enrollment research team surveyed over 20,000 high school students to gather insight into recruiting Gen P.

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IEFA

MARCH 9, 2023

can be very expensive. Having a credit card can help international students make purchases without having to worry about carrying money and paying extra currency exchange fees. Timely repayment of these accounts can also help them build a credit history in the U.S., What is a student credit card?

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2023

You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. The survey findings offer a wealth of information for universities on how to find, engage, and enroll these students. Todd and Beth urge university leaders to make their school website more helpful to adult learners. October 24, 2023. music] 0:00:48.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Last week, ED announced $50 million in funding for personnel and resources, including technical assistance and support, deployed to support institutions, students and their families with Better FAFSA®. The goal is for this to be transformational for hundreds of thousands of additional students. Dr. Miguel A. Cardona said that by Feb.

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