College Aid Services

APRIL 25, 2024

After fourteen years of commendable leadership, Justin Draeger has announced his resignation as President & CEO of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), effective June 21, 2024.

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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. Right now, the best thing families and students can do is finish filing their FAFSA for the 2024-2025 year.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 3, 2024

Many families often decide to skip the entire process together, even though it’s necessary to file in order to receive financial aid. However, with the release of the 2024-2025 FAFSA, families, students, and financial aid offices alike are hopeful that the once complicated application will be easier to complete and process.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As we wait, it seems like the perfect time to review changes to the 2024-2025 FAFSA that will help you maximize financial aid -and your time filling out the forms! The money and aid is limited – and often on a first-come, first-serve basis so it’s in your benefit to file the FAFSA as soon as you can.

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College Planners of America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The student financial aid system has always been complex. The goal of the Act is to simplify the process of applying for student financial aid, primarily by reducing the number of questions on the FAFSA from 108 to 36. With this year’s new FAFSA and its inept rollout by the U.S.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 30, 2024

For the 2024-2025 FAFSA, the federal deadline is June 30, 2025. From completing the FAFSA and completing the CSS Profile to reviewing the SAR, responding to requests for verification, comparing financial aid offers and understanding student loan options, Jodi is a fantastic resource when it comes to student financial aid.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Student Aid Index (SAI): The SAI is an index number calculated using the information you and your contributors provide on the FAFSA form. It can range from –1500 to 999999 and replaces the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) starting in the 2024–25 award year. You can read more about the Student Aid Index here !

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 8, 2024

Your student may live with you, move in with others, get married, change jobs, or decide to pursue further education. Someone who knows how to live within a budget will easily be able to adapt to all life’s financial challenges. Congratulations again, to the soon-to-be Class of 2024!

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Filing the FAFSA is the first stop to determine your eligibility for federal, state, and most institutional college financial aid. The application for the 2025-2026 cycle should be online October 1, 2024. Finally, don’t make assumptions that you won’t qualify for any aid.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Who will see a decrease in financial aid? In the past years, families with more than one student in college received benefits. Starting with the 2024-2025 FAFSA cycle, that will no longer be the case. Families with several students in college at the same time will qualify for less aid overall.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 1, 2024

How to Save More Money for Your Student’s College Education Happy New Year! 2024 has arrived – and with it, the chance for resolutions that will help you improve your life, finances, and family’s well-being. One of the most common areas of financial stress for families is figuring out how to pay for college.

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College Planners of America

AUGUST 27, 2024

Prior to academic year 2024-25, colleges were able to send batch corrections when the FAFSA first went live on October 1. Beth Maglione, chief executive of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) , has stated that “ The Department’s poor planning has led to a stunning failure.

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College Planners of America

AUGUST 27, 2024

Prior to academic year 2024-25, colleges were able to send batch corrections when the FAFSA first went live on October 1. Beth Maglione, chief executive of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) , has stated that “ The Department’s poor planning has led to a stunning failure.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 6, 2024

Missing deadlines could result in lost financial aid opportunities. The 2024-2025 application cycle has been absolutely wild – so don’t take this year as an example of what the cycle is like. Despite these difficulties, many positive changes have been made to the FAFSA for the 2024-2025 application cycle.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

AUGUST 26, 2024

Again, check your specific school(s) details for any school or state related financial aid. FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid): The FAFSA should open on October 1st of this year (2024-2025 application cycle was different because of the new changes).

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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

Here’s what we do know about the updated FAFSA and your student’s college financial aid process so far: Applicants will be able to pull data from their tax returns. An exciting new update for the 2024-2025 FAFSA is that you’ll be able to automatically retrieve income from your taxes and the IRS.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2023

However, ED requested that implementation be delayed to 2023-24 and, after a period of time, they requested that it be delayed again to 2024-25. The FAFSA for the 2024-25 admission cycle is now scheduled to open in December 2023. Delay means less time to help the students who need the most support.” Today, the U.S.

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COE

MAY 31, 2024

The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide May 31, 2024 — by Terrance L. Wolanin established the program in memory of Dr. Wolanin, who championed student financial aid and college access. Create Change.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2023

“Joe Biden’s massive trillion-dollar student loan bailout subsidizes the education of elites on the backs of hardworking Americans, and it was an egregious violation of the Constitution for him to attempt to do so unilaterally with the stroke of the executive pen," wrote former vice president and 2024 presidential candidate Mike Pence on Twitter. "I

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College Planners of America

APRIL 24, 2024

This omnibus bill included the most significant revision to Federal student financial aid since 1992; the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2020 (the Act ). Low-income students will get more aid and many more students will be eligible for grants.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 24, 2024

This omnibus bill included the most significant revision to Federal student financial aid since 1992; the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2020 (the Act ). Low-income students will get more aid and many more students will be eligible for grants.

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