Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Campus conflicts and the FAFSA debacle contribute to a steady drumbeat of bad news, eroding public confidence. This includes integrating Latine epistemologies into teaching and advising practices. It’s easy these days to feel pessimistic about the state of higher education.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 13, 2023

Richard Cordray, Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid, sent a letter this week to higher education leaders advising them to be ready for the impact the 2024-25 FASFA will have at their institutions. The letter outlines several potential impacts that the changes could have at institutions that participate in Title IV programs.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Need-Based Aid and FAFSA Timing Need-based financial aid is determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Many schools use the FAFSA and CSS Profile for additional aid analysis. It’s advisable to submit them as soon as possible, regardless of whether you’re applying Early Action or Regular Decision.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 7, 2025

The FAFSA is one of the most important applications youll fill out, and it opens every year on October 1st. This will make filling out your FAFSA or scholarship applications a lot easier. Keep track of deadlines for both the FAFSA and any scholarships you want to apply for. Happy planning, and good luck!

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College Aid Consulting Services

DECEMBER 3, 2022

We started advising this family on the FAFSA and CSS Profile forms for financial aid in the beginning stages of their daughter’s college pursuit. We have another financial aid success story to share. Brandeis then followed up with an even more generous offer, which included more than $40,000 in grant aid for her first year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

By example, the counseling/advising unit uses an intrusive model, monitoring students’ progress and regularly checking in on them. AAP emphasizes that their students have earned the academic right to be at UCLA and have shown the potential to excel and graduate. The cost of education has risen tremendously over the last few years,” he says.

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Student Research Foundation

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Complete the FAFSA, CSS profile, and any scholarship applications. Be sure to complete the FAFSA and the CSS profile accurately and on time. You may even benefit from investing in one-on-one advising through a college counseling service like CollegeAdvisor. And don’t forget to apply for any scholarships you’ve researched!

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 14, 2025

Keep Track of Important Deadlines : Financial aid deadlines vary by college, but the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) typically opens on October 1 each year. Youll fill out the FAFSA your senior year, but its a good idea to familiarize yourself with the process now. Want more personalized help paying for college?

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Counselors' Corner

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Last February, 6 million families had filled out a FAFSA. It’s wonderful the new FAFSA has far fewer questions, but if students can’t get to the website to answer them, and colleges have to wait until March to put packages together, many first-time families we won over are going to give up. Sir, it’s time to lead.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 31, 2025

Get Familiar with the FAFSA The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is your golden ticket to need-based financial aid. While the FAFSA doesnt open until October 1st of your senior year, its never too early to get familiar with the process. Now Enrolling: College Financial Aid Advising for the Class of 2026-2027!

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Student Research Foundation

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

If you are advising a student who needs help paying for college, remember that the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is something that you should file. There is no fee for filling out and submitting the FAFSA online. When Should You File the FAFSA? What Documentation Do You Need When Filing the FAFSA?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The university restructured to a centralized academic advising model for the first two years of college, ensuring that advising is consistent across all majors, particularly for the most vulnerable populations. Recruitment materials, campus tours, and FAFSA open houses are bilingual as are several members of the student affairs staff.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Terms like FAFSA, withdrawal deadline, or academic probation can feel alien and inaccessible. Partner with student organizations, residence halls, and cultural centers to offer pop-up counseling sessions, financial aid workshops, or academic advising. Normalizing these conversations is critical to reducing this stigma.

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EAB

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Blogs How enrollment leaders should navigate the new FAFSA processing delay Like all of us, you've probably been closely tracking the progress of the new FAFSA form this year: in particular, how the Department of Education is planning to roll it out to students, families, and institutions. (If Thanks for your patience.”

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

MAY 1, 2024

Missouri State News FAFSA Priority Deadline is May 1 Missouri State University is extending the financial aid priority deadline from April 1 to May 1. This gives students more time to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form, which determines their eligibility for financial aid and university-funded scholarships.

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Scholarship America

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The FAFSA: Free Application, Free Money We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) every year is the single best way to get free money for college. Of course, getting to FAFSA completion isn’t always easy. Here’s how to make sure you’re not losing out.

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Scholarship America

JANUARY 10, 2023

This aid is often determined by information on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA ). It’s important to reapply for FAFSA every year and to understand whether your outside scholarships are renewable or not. It’s a good idea to get your FAFSA in as early as possible. Financial aid can come from many sources.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

APRIL 1, 2024

Missouri State News Missouri State Extends FAFSA Deadline Missouri State is extending the financial aid priority deadline from April 1 to May 1. This gives students more time to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form. The minutes from the Transfer Advising Committee’s latest meeting can be found below.

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Counselors' Corner

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Like it or not, the best way to reduce this unhelpful helping is to replace it with what you’d like them to say about college—more specifically, what you’d like them to say about college advising. Tell them what you do The vast majority of teachers are really more than happy—and far too busy—not to offer college advice.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

JANUARY 5, 2023

Students interested in applying for the MoState Access Award must submit their FAFSA to MSU by February 1. Further, we will have three panel discussions led by top level university administrators to cover topics including Academic Advising and orientation, Admissions and articulation, and Missouri’s CORE42 and Reverse Transfer Programs.

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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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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Requirements for PEPs Eligibility Student eligibility: Expected in July of 2023, confined or incarcerated individuals will be broadly eligible for Pell Grants upon completion of the FAFSA. February 21, 2023 Our partners implemented strategic advising campaigns at 40 schools in 27 states. Here’s what we learned.

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College Planners of America

JUNE 3, 2023

Applicants Should Always Submit a FAFSA The Free Application for Federal Student Aid ( FAFSA ) is a form completed by prospective and current college students to determine their eligibility for Federal, state, and private financial aid in the form of loans, scholarships, grants, and work-study programs. Education Department ( ED ).

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College Planners of America

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Up to 5.64% of the value of a CESA owned by a parent will be included in the child’s FAFSA Student Aid Index (SAI). Student income is assessed at 50% for FAFSA purposes. Parents are advised to compare options to determine the ones with the best performing investment options and the lowest fees.

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NACAC's Admitted

AUGUST 22, 2022

Those questions begin as families work to complete the FAFSA for the first time and continue for the entire time a student is enrolled in college. Although each student’s situation is unique, knowing how to respond to common financial aid questions can help you effectively advise the students you serve.

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NACAC's Admitted

AUGUST 22, 2022

Those questions begin as families work to complete the FAFSA for the first time and continue for the entire time a student is enrolled in college. Although each student’s situation is unique, knowing how to respond to common financial aid questions can help you effectively advise the students you serve.

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College Planners of America

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The college’s reasoning is that, if the private scholarship award added to the financial aid package exceeds the college’s Cost of Attendance, then the family’s Expected Financial Contribution under the FAFSA formula is raised by the amount of the excess, which is equal to the award. Merit awards don’t usually affect financial aid packages.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Of those 1500 organizations, a lot of them certainly are providing "traditional college advising" to 11th and 12th graders, a lot of test prep like Let's Get Ready. Or a counselor to say, "Hey, what should I do about college advising?", And that's probably not even all, [chuckle] that's just the ones that I thought of right now.

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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. It’s advisable that students adjust the COA for their individual needs and preferences.

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EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

Campaigns: powerful communications tools for high volume outreach, like messaging students who need to complete their FAFSA, or students who could benefit from tutoring. February 21, 2023 Our partners implemented strategic advising campaigns at 40 schools in 27 states. Continue reading How will we measure student success in the 2020s?

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College Planners of America

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In the previous post, we advised students to use the Common Data Set (CDS) before selecting the schools to which they’ll apply. They provide a summary of their financial circumstances in the form of the Student Aid Index (formerly known as the Expected Family Contribution) that was determined through the FAFSA process.

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EAB

APRIL 5, 2023

3 recommendations to make your admissions practices more equitable My previous enrollment leadership roles spanned admissions, financial aid, and advising, so I understand all too well how each phase of a student’s educational journey is impacted by policies in each of these offices.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

So I'm curious what it looked like as you were working with your board of directors and other key stakeholders to convince them that launching a program of this magnitude was not only possible but advisable. So we realized that there was this element of, we needed to find a way to take away that choice.

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EAB

AUGUST 29, 2023

They're actually super dependent on what other people think and how other people are advising them, and of course their parents and family supporters are their most trusted advisors. But I have come to appreciate that. I think that that is a piece of it, but I think there's more.

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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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College Planners of America

JANUARY 10, 2023

Every year, parents of enrolled and prospective college students should complete their part of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for financial aid from the Federal government, their state, and the student’s college. There are students with parents who are unwilling or unable to participate in the FAFSA process.

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COE

JULY 12, 2024

. — The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) announces today a pioneering partnership with NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising to develop an innovative credentialing opportunity designed specifically for higher education professionals, including TRIO staff and academic advisors.

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