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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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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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. This year, in particular, has presented many students for families seeking aid for college.

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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.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

AUGUST 12, 2024

Navigating the college admission and financial aid process can be overwhelming, especially with numerous deadlines to keep track of. From financial aid to the needs of several schools’ admission applications, there’s a lot to pay attention to. Financial aid applications have their own application due dates.

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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.

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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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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

JANUARY 1, 2024

Many families often forgo saving money from the start in the hopes that financial aid will provide them great options. 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. But that isn’t always the reality.

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Counselors' Corner

OCTOBER 25, 2023

A History teacher’s son got no financial aid, so he now tells students not to bother to apply. 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.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 25, 2024

will definitely result in big celebrations. On the blog, I’ve shared tips about what to ask the financial aid office during campus visits but today, I want to discuss questions that you should ask an admissions office. Make sure you completely understand the differences between admissions and financial aid deadlines.

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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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IEFA

JANUARY 3, 2024

Research top lenders, explore scholarships/grants and utilize university financial aid. They are available through your university’s financial aid office and are need-based, meaning they are awarded based on your financial situation. Prepare for the loan application process, disbursement and repayment. College Ave.

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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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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? A prominent role for holistic assessment. October 4, 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

Schools were allowed to pay work-study wages for students whose employment was interrupted by COVID, for example, and didn’t have to count incomplete classes due to COVID in financial aid calculations. However, there is a chance that some pandemic changes might be made permanent. It would be great if they could somehow continue.”

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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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College Planners of America

MARCH 21, 2023

Before making that choice, students should ensure that they have received the best possible financial aid offer from each of those colleges. When a student is accepted by a college, he or she can expect to receive a financial aid offer letter with it or a short time afterwards. Job loss or substantial decrease in income.

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College Planners of America

JANUARY 10, 2023

Co-opting of Federal Student Aid Funding by Colleges. The Administration is being careful to avoid the usual fate of financial aid programs that are initiated by the Federal government to benefit students. In the past, there has been a direct link between new aid programs and proportional increases in tuition by colleges.

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