College Aid Consulting Services

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The 2023-2024 FAFSA® deadlines parents need to know. FAFSA applications started on October 1, 2022. The sooner you file your FAFSA the better your chances of maximizing your financial aid. Students should be prepared to file their 2023-2024 FAFSA on October 1st, 2022. State FAFSA Deadlines FAFSA deadlines vary by state.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2024

Problems related to the rollout of the new FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) impacted the responses of parents. Fifty-two percent of families reported problems submitting the FAFSA. Haywood, vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Direct admissions] doesn’t change the fact that they need to fill out the FAFSA. It definitely made us realize that we need to make a significant investment in need-based aid.” The researchers observed almost no change in the enrollment rates for students of any category. The reason comes down to money.

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IEFA

JANUARY 7, 2025

Accessing these funds requires completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, which determines eligibility. students must fill out the FAFSA form to apply. Its definitely worth looking into! Federal student aid (U.S. students only) Federal student aid is for U.S. government to help U.S.

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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. COA: Changes are being made to the definition of Cost of Attendance. Untaxed Income: Changes have been implemented to streamline the definition of untaxed income and benefits.

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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

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

But, in a year where the FAFSA is being delayed (because of some great changes that are happening!), 2024-2025 FAFSA Updates For the 2024-2025 college application cycle, the FAFSA will be open to students and family by December 31, 2023. This is almost 3 months later than the FAFSA timelines have been in previous years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

She became the first in her family to attend college, struggling through first-generation woes like the unfamiliarity with FAFSA, scholarships, or even how to pay for her attendance. For Cureton, education was the key to living her dreams.

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Counselors' Corner

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The teacher who tells students not to bother with FAFSA needs a conversation with you, if only so they can get their frustrations off their chest for once and for all, and get a better understanding of how they can help students. Praise in public, correct in private” is definitely the rule of the day.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 1, 2024

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. This is important, especially on the crunched time tables this year.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Definitely generates some interest, but I also think we could talk about the civic value in the role higher education plays in serving the community. CP: Yeah, I definitely think it's an option for institutions to explore. Definitely the material support, but also the emotional support. I definitely think institutions should do.

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HEAG

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Effective during the 2024-25 award year, the FAFSA Simplification Act introduced significant updates to the terminology and definitions around what constitutes as financial aid. One of the notable changes is the renaming of “Estimated Financial Assistance” (EFA) to “Other Financial … Read more ».

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

AUGUST 12, 2024

FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) : In a normal year, the FAFSA will open on October 1st. All schools will require you to file the FAFSA. CSS Profile: Some colleges require this in addition to the FAFSA. This will definitely vary between colleges and states. Check out those tips here!

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Get your stuff in before the rush. • Don’t forget the financial aid: If you have not completed the FAFSA yet, that should also be high on your to-do list. While you might already be too late for some types of financial aid , you definitely won’t receive any help without this crucial piece of the puzzle.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 1, 2024

I see families complete the FAFSA with great expectations but they’re often disappointed when they don’t qualify for as much aid as they’d hoped. When deciding on the type of savings plan, you should definitely talk to a financial advisor who can help find a plan that is best for your family’s needs. #2:

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 25, 2024

will definitely result in big celebrations. More about Jodi and College Financial Aid Advisors Jodi is a FAFSA financial advisor who helps with the financial aid process to help families of college students maximize their financial aid. High school seniors are determining where they’re going to school and how to pay.

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Scholarship America

APRIL 21, 2023

It was a slow, hard process to get the students to apply, but with community support we’ve definitely made strides. Fear of completing the FAFSA was initially a barrier for some of the North Tama Dollars for Scholars students and their families. And it has been well worth the effort.

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Close the Gap Foundation

MARCH 18, 2023

She was not around when I was filling out FAFSA and such so I pretty much had to figure it out on my own. There is definitely a lot of trial and error and just trying to do enough to stand out. Diane: I think CtG definitely disciplined me and helped me learn a lot of time management, as well as made me a better person overall.

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 31, 2022

We have to assume that our students are unaware of our complicated FAFSA system. Mr. Erwin suggested removing the barriers to innovation in financial aid by broadening our definition of resources: "It's not just money to distribute, but the capacity to build those systems to interact with students. And we're going over EFC.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

We're able to work together to come up with a definition of what are the specific types of CBOs that will be most beneficial for what that college is focused on or how they might wanna make an impact, and can we build a list of those organizations from everything that's out there? JW: Yeah, I can definitely do that. Yeah, definitely.

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IEFA

JANUARY 3, 2024

To apply for federal student aid, start by filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Your FAFSA form will determine your eligibility for various federal student aid programs, including subsidized and unsubsidized loans. Yes, you can definitely get student loans for studying abroad!

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EAB

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Actionable guidance from the Court, on which any definite response on the part of colleges and universities must depend, will likely not be available until June of 2023. What enrollment leaders need to know about the upcoming FAFSA changes. What will the future bring? October 4, 2022. September 27, 2022. September 22, 2022.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

We’ll provide you with more definite and specific guidance in the coming months in the form of white papers addressing some of the most pressing priorities identified through the survey. Hopefully, the thoughts I’ve shared above will be of some help as you chart your own course through an increasingly uncertain enrollment landscape.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

We’ll definitely be working with our institutions to understand if there were things that worked well under the flexibilities and if there are things that we are going to advocate for continuing with the administration and with Congress,” said Spreitzer. “I However, there is a chance that some pandemic changes might be made permanent.

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EAB

AUGUST 29, 2023

MR: And there are many societal reasons, I think that is a good thing to do, but it's a new definition, but I work with many regional public institutions around the country whose mission has been open access and opening those doors of college opportunity, and there I think many of them are on the front line of, we are worried.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The pandemic] caused me to focus a little bit differently on those concepts, definitely bringing in statistics on barriers to care and the deficit in patient outcomes. “We After filing the FAFSA, the university will back end the federal student aid with university support.

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College Planners of America

MARCH 21, 2023

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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College Planners of America

JANUARY 10, 2023

IDR Plan % of Discretionary Income Definition of Discretionary Income Repayment Term. Revised Pay-As-You-Earn Repayment (REPAYE). Table A shows how IDR plans differ in certain features: Table A: Features of IDR Plans for Undergraduates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2025

She became the first in her family to attend college, struggling through first-generation woes like the unfamiliarity with FAFSA, scholarships, or even how to pay for her attendance. For Cureton, education was the key to living her dreams.

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