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. The Education Department opened the FAFSA this month – in a soft launch that’s causing confusion and frustration for applicants.

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College Planners of America

MARCH 7, 2023

This post is a continuation of the last two that summarized Modules 1 and 2 of the Student Loan Entrance Counseling (SLEC). Module 3, “Federal Student Loans”, is summarized in this post. SLEC ensures that a student understands their rights and responsibilities with Federal loans prior to entering into a loan agreement.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Here is what to do if you receive a request for verification for your FAFSA: Stay alert Review your Student Aid Report, check your email, and visit college portals regularly to find out if your application has been selected for verification. Schedule a 15 Minute Power Chat to learn more about finding ways to pay for college.

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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. Review the differences between private and federal loans.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 18, 2024

Colleges use your completed FAFSA to determine how much your family would be expected to contribute. Any financial aid offer letters received will outline the amount of scholarships, grants, and loans you can expect. Make sure that you have documentation of any changes not reflected in your current FAFSA documents.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

All Things FAFSA: FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The Department of Education uses the FAFSA to determine students’ eligibility for federal financial aid based on their financial situation. Here’s some other tips about filing the new FAFSA forms. You’d be surprised what can happen!

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 15, 2024

Unfortunately, time is ticking – even with extended deadlines at some schools due to the FAFSA updates. Reread your financial aid letters and determine how much of each package is in federal student loans. Remember: you will be expected to pay for anything that is not covered by financial aid or federal student loans.

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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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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 22, 2024

From this amount you can subtract the amount of financial aid most students receive that does not have to be repaid, such as grants and scholarships. What are my chances of realistically being able to repay my student loans? What else do you suggest for students in my particular situation?

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 4, 2024

Next, it’s filing the actual application and FAFSA (which has been its own experience this year!), 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? It’s not surprising!

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College Planners of America

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

When a student is approved for a Federal student loan for the first time, they’re required to complete Student Loan Entrance Counseling (SLEC), an online course offered by the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), the agency within the U.S.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

You’re likely to see scholarships and grants you will not have to repay, and student loans that you will have to repay. If you don’t have enough, you’ll need to earn more by then or learn a lot about student loans in a hurry. Schedule a 15 Minute Power Chat to learn more about finding ways to pay for college.

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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. Less financial aid often means their student isn’t going to be able to pay for their first choice college – or they’ll have to take out way too many loans to make it possible.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Start with FAFSA If you are not yet familiar with the term FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), now’s the perfect time to learn about it all! Filing the FAFSA is the first stop to determine your eligibility for federal, state, and most institutional college financial aid.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 11, 2024

Compare Debt Amounts : Financial aid offers usually include federal student loan eligibility. While getting a job in college can be a great way to limit how much money you need from loans, it will impact your student’s schedule – so think about it carefully!

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 3, 2024

This may include applying for additional scholarships, completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) early, and exploring alternative funding sources. Schedule a 15 Minute Power Chat to learn more about finding ways to pay for college.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 5, 2024

File Your 2023 Federal Income Tax Return You’ll need it when you go to complete the FAFSA in the fall. Ask your parents if they are willing to help repay any portion of student loans you may borrow. Finally, one big deadline to be aware of is filing your FAFSA by 1 October. You want to put that high on your priority list!

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 8, 2024

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. Schedule a 15 Minute Power Chat to learn more about finding ways to pay for college.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Access usually begins with filing a FAFSA. While most use the FAFSA (which comes live in December), some states do have separate applications. Federal Deadline Technically you do have until June 30 to submit the FAFSA, but many financial aid funds could be deleted by then.

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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. There’s so many options!

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 29, 2024

Juniors: Although college seems to be far off, signing up and creating an account for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will ultimately give students a headstart when filling out financial aid forms. Schedule a 15 Minute Power Chat to learn more about finding ways to pay for college.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

If you don’t have financial resources to cover these amounts, you might have to rely on student loans and it’s important to see the full picture. What kind of budget will your student have? When chatting about college finances, discuss now how much money you will be able to supply for your student’s living expenses.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 7, 2024

Learn about financial aid, and roughly calculate how much you will have to pay out of pocket or borrow through student loans. Remember, loans HAVE to be paid back. Schedule a 15 Minute Power Chat to learn more about finding ways to pay for college. Twitter: Do you know who’s paying for your student’s college education?

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Divorced or Separated Parents Must File a Non-Custodial CSS Profile for Financial Aid This fall, if you’re the parent of a rising senior or college age student, you may find yourself filing forms like the FAFSA and completing a CSS Profile. The FAFSA does not require this additional paperwork.

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IEFA

JANUARY 3, 2024

From understanding federal and private student loans to exploring alternative funding options, we’re here to help you navigate the world of finance for studying abroad and make informed decisions every step of the way. Key takeaways Understand federal and private student loans to finance your study abroad experience.

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Student Loan Hero

DECEMBER 1, 2022

What are the COVID-19 student loan relief deadlines for federal debt repayments? When do you need to file your FAFSA for this year? You may have heard some student loan servicers are closing shop — when does that happen? Over next two years: Many federal student loan servicer contracts due to expire.

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College Planners of America

JANUARY 8, 2024

The following scams are common and criminals are continuously creating new ones: Fake listings: These scams for apartments, used books, movers, and other services, start with an ad, usually at the beginning of a semester, that offers things that students need quickly — at an attractively low price. Consolidate multiple Federal student loans.

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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. Some students with extremely low income may be able to qualify for financial aid which exceeds the cost of attendance.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 25, 2024

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. Schedule a 15 Minute Power Chat to learn more about finding ways to pay for college.

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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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#RealCollege Blog

MAY 12, 2022

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. Means-testing” student debt relief would prevent the U.S. Senate remains deadlocked on major economic reforms. Nearly 13 years ago, the IRS and U.S.

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

AUGUST 26, 2022

On August 24 2022, President Biden announced that he would cancel $10,000 of federal student loan debt for all borrowers who make less than $125,000 (for individuals) or less than $250,000 (for married couples or heads of households) and $20,000 for borrowers who received a Pell grant when in college and fall under those income thresholds.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 24, 2024

” The development and rollout of the “Better FAFSA” by the U.S. In a normal year, the FAFSA goes online on October1. Students and, for those who are dependents, their parents, fill it out and submit it to the ED. This year, the ED’s revision of the FAFSA form has caused extensive problems for colleges.

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