Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

This year, helping her high school seniors through the newly simplified FAFSA application process has been more stressful than simple. When you have students applying to early action or early decision trying to finalize where they’re gonna go—for a lot of our students, that financial need is really important.”

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MARCH 9, 2023

2024 College Financial Aid Costs; What You Need To Know. This is also highlighted in a recent story from NPR College financial aid letters mislead and confuse, with real consequences. We are also finding financial aid offers may feature an inaccurate comprehensive fee.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

million Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA ® ) forms have been successfully submitted since the 2024-25 redesigned application went live Dec. The data come a few weeks after ED announced more than one million FAFSA forms had been submitted and the form were accessible 24/7. More than 3.1

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

It’s been a year of missteps, miscalculations, confusion, delays, glitches, and frustration after the botched launch of the simplified FAFSA, which has prevented financial aid packages from being awarded to students with ample time to make plans for their future. Last week, Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

When the FAFSA Simplification Act begins to take effect this July, it’s expected to significantly affect the process of applying for financial aid, making the paperwork less complex and altering the formula for eligibility. States may respond by modifying their aid programs if they don’t want to pay more or cannot afford to.

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 23, 2024

FSA has provided guidance for institutions on obtaining written consent from their students to share FAFSA data with a third party in compliance with FERPA regulations.

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College Aid Consulting Services

JUNE 8, 2022

Here is an update on the FAFSA Changes For 2024-25. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will see the majority of changes starting in the 2024-25 academic year and not in the 2023-24 year that was originally planned. However, the new FAFSA application will be released on Oct 1, 2022.

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College Aid Consulting Services

JULY 25, 2023

Discover our Top 10 FAFSA Tips for Divorced Parents in 2024—expert guidance tailored for navigating college financial aid. These insights stem from frequent inquiries and our seasoned experience in aiding divorced parents with the FAFSA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 1, 2023

To be eligible, students must graduate from a Minnesota high school, live in the state for 12 months without being enrolled in college more than half-time, submit a FAFSA form, and maintain good academic standing. Those who submit a FAFSA or Minnesota Dream Act application for the 2024-2025 academic year will be considered automatically.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 30, 2024

If you’re planning on attending college and need financial aid, then filling out your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA ) is an essential step. But its not just about submitting the FAFSA you need to be aware of the deadlines to make sure you dont miss out on the financial assistance you need.

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College Aid Services

JUNE 18, 2024

FSA has released an electronic announcement to clarify how issues discovered during the 2024-25 FAFSA rollout would be treated in terms of conflicting information and the appropriate steps that Financial Aid offices should take.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 29, 2024

In the latest update from the Department of Education, detailed steps have been taken to rectify issues with the 2024-25 FAFSA forms linked to IRS FA-DDX data errors. The announcement highlights the successful reprocessing of nearly all affected records, ensuring institutions can now proceed with financial aid offers.

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College Aid Services

JULY 31, 2024

Originally scheduled for release in August, Federal Student Aid announced yesterday that batch corrections will not be available for the 2024-25 FAFSA. This surprising announcement places a significant burden on Financial Aid Administrators and may cause further delays in granting aid to students.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 2, 2023

To give financial aid administrators time to prepare for the upcoming changes to the FAFSA form in advance of the 2024–25 FAFSA form release, FSA has announced that a 2024–25 FAFSA prototype is now available for use. What is the 2024–25 FAFSA Prototype?

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 9, 2024

The English and Spanish FAFSA Submission Summary are now available online as a training resource for financial aid professionals. To access the documents, click the PDF links at the bottom of the FSA press release below.

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College Aid Consulting Services

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The 2023-2024 FAFSA® deadlines parents need to know. FAFSA applications started on October 1, 2022. It’s important for students to submit their applications for financial aid as soon as possible. The sooner you file your FAFSA the better your chances of maximizing your financial aid.

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College Aid Services

MARCH 6, 2024

Federal Student Aid has updated the draft 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 2024–25 award year. What changed?

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College Aid Services

MAY 2, 2024

On May 1st, FSA announced that the Department will begin reprocessing 2024-25 FAFSA forms at the request of state agencies to address an issue with the order of school codes on the Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR).

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Federal Student Aid has added Volume 7 – Comment Codes to the 2025-26 FAFSA Specifications Guide.

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College Aid Services

AUGUST 26, 2024

Federal Student Aid has released the first four volumes of the 2025-26 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical information for the 2025-26 award year and are only available as PDF documents at this time.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Federal Student Aid has updated the draft 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 2024–25 award year. What changed?

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College Aid Services

JUNE 24, 2024

Federal Student Aid is hosting a virtual webinar where users will have the opportunity to watch a demonstration on how institutions will submit corrections through the FAFSA Partner Portal (FPP).

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

AUGUST 1, 2023

The 2024-2025 FAFSA will be opening this December, instead of October (like usual). The post What You Need to Gather for Financial Aid Applications appeared first on CFAA. Fall is on the way and the new season marks the beginning of college application season! Many state and.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

FSA announced that it will resume flagging FAFSA applicants for potentially fraudulent activity on both the the 2024-25 and 2025-26 forms, which will require that schools complete V4 or V5 verification prior to disbursing any Title IV aid.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The FAFSA is coming. For the 2024-2025 application cycle, the FAFSA will be released in December. If you’re attending college in the fall of 2024, then you’ll likely need to complete the FAFSA this winter. The post Everything You Need to Complete Your 2024-2025 FAFSA appeared first on CFAA.

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College Aid Services

AUGUST 30, 2024

Institutions now have access to the 2024-25 FAFSA Verification-IRS Return Transcript Matrix to compare data between a selected family’s tax data and the information submitted through the FAFSA application. The matrix is currently available as an excel document and is divided into five specific sections.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Department of Education continues to work on the 2024-25 FAFSA bugs and issues.

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College Aid Services

MARCH 21, 2023

A roadmap for the 2024-25 FAFSA Process has been released in GEN-23-17 which includes a timeline leading to the 2024-25 FAFSA becoming available in December 2023.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 5, 2024

The long-awaited 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available through the Department of Education’s website as of December 30th. The… More » 2024-25 FAFSA Launches (With Some Glitches) The post 2024-25 FAFSA Launches (With Some Glitches) first appeared on College Aid Services.

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College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Federal Student Aid has updated the draft 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 2024–25 award year. What changed? Volume 5 – Edits and Rejects, and it is now final.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Federal Student Aid has updated the draft 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 2024–25 award year. What changed?

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Federal Student Aid has updated the 202425 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 202425 award year. Update on Feb. 21, 2025: We updated Volume 5 Edits and Rejects and Volume 7 Comment Codes.

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College Aid Services

JUNE 18, 2024

In a recent electronic announcement, the Department of Education has outlined a number of updates that will impact the 2024-25 and 2025-26 FAFSA forms in the coming months as part of its overhaul of the application. What updates can you expect related to the 2024-25 FAFSA?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2024

About 43 % of Latino students surveyed said that they faced difficulties completing the FAFSA application form, which is required to receive financial aid. Rodriguez said that it was critically important to create opportunities for Latinos—who now make up one in five students at the postsecondary level—to thrive in college.

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 15, 2023

31 as a soft launch period of the 2024-25 FAFSA. The electronic announcement (GENERAL-23-115) listed below… More » 2024–25 FAFSA Soft Launch Details and Timelines The post 2024–25 FAFSA Soft Launch Details and Timelines first appeared on College Aid Services.

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Federal Student Aid has updated the draft 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 2024–25 award year. What changed?

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 9, 2024

FSA is conducting another set of webinars designed to answer your most pressing questions about the new FAFSA application.

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