Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

From 2010 to 2020, AAP had an exchange program with Vrije University in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, that targeted the exchange of low-income, first generation, and underrepresented students. Alexander is working with Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to do a similar student exchange starting in the fall of 2025.

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College Planners of America

MAY 13, 2023

The 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) integrates major changes in the way students will apply for Federal student aid. Education Department (ED), these changes will help students by enabling a better and simpler FAFSA experience. According to the U.S.

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College Planners of America

JANUARY 3, 2024

The 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available through a soft launch by the Federal Student Aid (FSA) office of the U.S. The FSA released the following announcement on December 31, 2023: “During the soft launch, the FAFSA form will be available while we monitor site performance and form functionality.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 5, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the means by which students obtain their fair share of the billions of dollars in Federal, state, and college financial aid to help defray the cost of college. The problems affecting the current admissions cycle began when the 2024-25 FAFSA was late.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 5, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the means by which students obtain their fair share of the billions of dollars in Federal, state, and college financial aid to help defray the cost of college. The problems affecting the current admissions cycle began when the 2024-25 FAFSA was late.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 3, 2023

What We Know About the New FAFSA and Financial Aid Offers As a result of the FAFSA Simplification Act in 2020, the FAFSA has been updated to help millions of students and families maximize their financial aid for college. Are there any format updates to the FAFSA? You’d be surprised what’s available!

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College Planners of America

MAY 22, 2023

Due to pending FAFSA rules changes, the percentage of these students who are from farm families can be expected to drop significantly. The new rules will take effect this December with the release of the new FAFSA for 2024-25. Beginning with the FAFSA for 2024-25, the EFC will be renamed the Student Aid Index (SAI).

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2024

Due to the disastrous rollout of the new FAFSA, most new and continuing students still don’t know how much college will cost them next year. FAFSA submissions have declined as a result, but not equally across all demographics. This glitch caused their FAFSA’s to be rejected by the ED. Department of Education.”

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2024

Due to the disastrous rollout of the new FAFSA, most new and continuing students still don’t know how much college will cost them next year. FAFSA submissions have declined as a result, but not equally across all demographics. This glitch caused their FAFSA’s to be rejected by the ED. Department of Education.”

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College Planners of America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

With this year’s new FAFSA and its inept rollout by the U.S. We reviewed the status of the FAFSA rollout in the last post. It remains unclear when actual FAFSA data will be provided by the ED to colleges so that they can determine who to admit and send offer letters with full financial aid information.

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College Planners of America

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Submission of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is an essential step for all students seeking Federal, state, institutional, and private financial aid. To improve the financial aid process, the FAFSA Simplification Act was enacted by Congress on December 27, 2020. This postponement proved to be insufficient.

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NACAC's Admitted

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Financial aid discussions have centered on simplifying FAFSA and increasing federal Pell Grants – all important – but federal student aid policies are only one funding source for families trying to determine how to pay for college. A college degree is the pathway to social mobility for families trapped in the cycle of poverty. Source: U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Recruitment materials, campus tours, and FAFSA open houses are bilingual as are several members of the student affairs staff. Since its launch in 2020, Latino enrollment has increased. Partnering with high schools that serve predominantly Latino students reinforces accessibility. matching that of the overall student body.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This came to a halt following the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Enforcement Act and FAFSA Simplification Act, which put to an end to Pell Grant funding for incarcerated individuals. In the early ‘90s, there were more than 770 college and university programs in nearly 1,300 prisons nationwide , all thanks to funding from the Pell Grant.

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The Counseling Geek

MAY 16, 2024

Between 2011 and 2022, College Board’s 990 filings indicate that they have earned a net income of $812,460,312 with only 2 of the years indicating a deficit income (2014 and 2020). In 2014 – they announced large scale changes to their exam structure and scoring system which I am assuming caused a large scale increase in costs.

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Moneyman

JUNE 2, 2020

Page 132 of the 2020-21 AVG. ” If two parents file as married on the FAFSA as their marital status and then provide separate tax returns with one or both filing as Head of Household, this is usually a problem. NCAN (the National College Attainment Network) in 2017 published a study of the leaky FAFSA pipeline.

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College Planners of America

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The amount of a student’s FWS award depends on when he or she submitted the FAFSA, the level of the family’s financial need, and the school’s availability of FWS funding. Applying for the FWS Program FWS is limited to students with a financial need as determined through the FAFSA process. However, 2023 is an exception.

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College Planners of America

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Families reported spending an average of $25,313 for college in 2021–22, a 4% decrease from 2020–21, marking the second year of lower average college spending by families. This percentage was unchanged from 2020-21. Some states and many colleges also rely on information from the FAFSA to determine need-based aid and merit scholarships.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

Strategic priority 1: Understanding decreasing demand for higher education The 2022 entering class brought welcome news for the nation’s colleges and universities, in the form of a second consecutive year of enrollment growth after a sharp pandemic-driven drop in 2020. That said, few admissions teams are resting easy.

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College Planners of America

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Need-based aid focuses on a family’s income as reported on the FAFSA. Applicants await the results of the FAFSA process to find out how much need-based aid is available to them from public agencies, colleges, and other sources. Merit Aid and “Merit Aid”. Merit-based aid depends on what applicants have accomplished academically.

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Moneyman

MAY 31, 2020

UCF is awarding different amounts to Pell eligible students vs. non-Pell eligible, and to date (5/23/2020), they have awarded $0. Valencia is requiring a FAFSA and is awarding students for both Spring and Summer terms.

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Scholarship America

APRIL 21, 2023

When their Dollars for Scholars awarded their first scholarships in 2020, renewable awards were a key component, and five of the initial ten scholarships were for students attending vo-tech programs at community colleges. Renewable Scholarships and Vo-Tech Support From that conversation, their mission was clear.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Her 2020 book, “ Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent ,” won the National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know! Both texts were the subject of her keynote speech.

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College Planners of America

MARCH 7, 2023

A student’s college determines eligibility for a Federal student loan based on the information submitted on the FAFSA form. Types of Federal Student Loans Direct Subsidized Loans are available to undergraduate students with financial need as demonstrated on their FAFSA data. Below are key features of these loans: a.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 18, 2023

Colleges have been required to disclose their COA and provide a breakdown of their cost calculations since the enactment of the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2020. With this calculation, students are able to adjust the COA up or down to conform to their individual needs and preferences.

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College Planners of America

JANUARY 5, 2023

In 2020-2021, 95% of our full-time beginning undergraduates received grant/scholarship aid.”. You must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible after October 1st of the year you plan to attend college.”. Colleges also provide additional information about their NPC.

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EAB

APRIL 5, 2023

This is probably why institutions that have remained test-optional since 2020 continue to see applications and enrollments increase among these student populations. Use this white paper to start identifying, engaging, and enrolling more underrepresented students.

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EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

for students starting in fall 2020. Campaigns: powerful communications tools for high volume outreach, like messaging students who need to complete their FAFSA, or students who could benefit from tutoring. Even though completion rates have improved, one-year retention rates have remained relatively flat for the past decade , with a 51.3%

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Moneyman

JUNE 12, 2020

The Department of Education just let us know they are about to issue a new rule that says “just kidding” on their previous “just kidding” For those of you who might need a refresher, here is where we are so far: The CARES Act is signed into law by the President on March 27, 2020. What are the rules?

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Additional ways to fund your college education The cost of college continues to rise , with the 2020 average bachelor’s degree recipient graduating with an average of $28,400 in student loan debt. Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). Scholarships for Women.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

College Greenlight became part of EAB in 2020, and we continue to help students connect with colleges and universities to help them find their best college fit and the financial support that they need. JW: I guess, absolutely. Someone would say, "Yeah, I'll come to your college essay editing event," or they'd volunteer for something.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

So this is all part of the FAFSA Simplification Act, which as I said before, overturns the ban on Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated people. Do you have any sense of what's the historical precedence here, and what's changing this year? CP: Yes, for sure.

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Scholarship America

APRIL 3, 2023

While the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) typically opens for applications on October 1, the application for the 2024-25 school year has been delayed until sometime in December—a delay that could have ripple effects on students, families and scholarship programs. Why is the FAFSA late? How will applicants be impacted?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As the COVID-19 pandemic dawned in Spring 2020, the federal government granted institutions of higher education a series of waivers and flexibilities that allowed them to continue functioning under radically different conditions. It would be great if they could somehow continue.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

After the death of George Floyd in 2020, Dr. Philomena V. In 2020, Mantella created a network of racial equity advisors focused on the experiences of Black staff, faculty, students, and alumni. After filing the FAFSA, the university will back end the federal student aid with university support.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2023

Three years ago, Congress enacted long-overdue reforms in the passage of the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2020, which substantially improves Federal student aid process. Education Department ( ED ) was to complete the changes to the FAFSA system mandated by the Act in time for the 2022-23 award year (college admissions cycle).

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

AUGUST 26, 2022

The Department of Education has said that borrowers will be eligible if their income was below the income cap in either of the last two years, and will consider, for example, your AGI from your 2020 or 2021 tax returns. Yes—you can call your servicer to request a refund of any payments made after March 13, 2020.

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