Remove how-to-fill-out-a-fafsa
article thumbnail

Senators Concerned About FAFSA Form Error Harming Students in Mixed-Status Families

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two political leaders allege that a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form error is preventing students with contributors, including parents and spouses, who do not have a Social Security Number from completing the U.S. Department of Education’s new FAFSA form.

FAFSA 270
article thumbnail

Higher Ed Officials Express Uncertainty Amid Further FAFSA Delays

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (ED) is delaying the sending out of student information relevant for financial aid calculations to institutions, higher ed scholars and officials have voiced concern and uncertainty over how this change will affect low-income and first-generation students in particular. Amid news that the U.S.

FAFSA 312
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Minoritized, First-Gen Students Most at Risk from FAFSA Delays

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This year, helping her high school seniors through the newly simplified FAFSA application process has been more stressful than simple. Traditionally, the FAFSA form opens on October 1, leaving students and their parents plenty of time to fill out the form. If I was in their shoes, I’d be freaking out too! “If

FAFSA 300
article thumbnail

Navigating the CSS Profile: A Comprehensive Guide for Parents

College Aid Consulting Services

Failure to submit the CSS Profile may result in your child missing out on significant financial aid opportunities. FAFSA Deadline: The FAFSA deadline (Federal) is June 30 th 2025. I created this CSS Profile: A Comprehensive Guide as a financial aid consultant with over 34 years of experience to help you. What is the CSS Profile?

article thumbnail

Assumption U to Counteract FAFSA Delay by Offering Aid Early

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The FAFSA Simplification Act, scheduled to go into effect this year, will cut the number of questions on the notoriously difficult application for federal aid—which is also used in calculations for state and institutional awards—from 108 to 36 for most students. The consequences for students and their families could be serious.

FAFSA 276
article thumbnail

Navigating Financial Aid at the 20 Most Searched Colleges and Universities

College Aid Consulting Services

Here, we’ll dive into what interest in these schools could mean for students seeking financial aid and how working with a financial aid advisor on your FAFSA and/or CSS Profile could be your ticket to unlocking more funding opportunities. Navigating Financial Aid at the 20 Most Searched Colleges and Universities.

article thumbnail

A New Way of Looking at Administrative Burdens and Race

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The most prominent example is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), a 108-question monster that the government has promised to simplify, although efforts have been delayed. Johnson signed the Higher Education Act in 1965, they have largely failed to reduce ethnic and racial disparities at colleges and universities.