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Higher Ed Organization Leaders to Form Task Force to Address Financial Aid Confusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This national task force will create financial aid offer principles and standards to help students understand education costs and compare offers. The task force will be chaired by Peter McPherson, president emeritus of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).

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2023/2024 FAFSA Deadlines Parents Need to Know

College Aid Consulting Services

If you have any questions about school-specific deadlines, you should talk to your financial aid administrator. 2023–24 Academic Year State Deadlines: Alabama Contact Your Financial Aid Office – Check with your financial aid administrator. Arizona Contact Your Financial Aid Office.

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The 2024-25 FAFSA Roadmap

College Planners of America

Table A: Colleges and State Agencies Resource Date New Need Analysis Formula Tools These tools will help financial aid administrators understand the difference between the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and the new Student Aid Index (SAI), including a crosswalk, comparison case studies, and revised Federal Pell Grant look-up tables. (..)

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Data-Informed College Decisions: Students Deserve Clear, Consistent, and Complete Financial Aid Offers

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

The authors identified several areas of concern, including misleading presentation of Parent PLUS loans and work-study grants, failing to list costs on the letter, failing to calculate the net price, and a lack of clear next steps for students and families. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid office. 2] [link]. [3]

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Appealing Financial Aid Awards – Part 1

College Planners of America

A dependency override is a status granted by a school’s financial aid office that allows an applicant to exclude their parent’s information from their FAFSA even if they were originally considered dependent on them). The reviewer of the appeal will then be able to approach the administrator with a fixed amount.

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Plan Ahead to Make College Affordable

NACAC's Admitted

As a financial aid administrator for 26 years, this is when I get concerned. The false presumption among many students that their top-choice college will surely offer them an attractive financial aid package too often leads to students spending little or no time applying for local scholarships.

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Plan Ahead to Make College Affordable

NACAC's Admitted

As a financial aid administrator for 26 years, this is when I get concerned. The false presumption among many students that their top-choice college will surely offer them an attractive financial aid package too often leads to students spending little or no time applying for local scholarships.