College Aid Services

DECEMBER 21, 2023

For financial aid applicants who reside in U.S. territories, FSA has released additional guidance about how to properly report income and tax information on the FAFSA for the 2024-2025 academic year. Review the helpful information below to learn more. Territory Residents The post How to Report Income and Tax Information for U.S.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Department of education has updated its guidance on how institutions can apply to organize Prison Education Programs (PEP) and consolidated this information in the electronic announcement below.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Federal Student Aid has started to email FAFSA applicants to advise them to check their form’s status in “the first half of March.” ” The communication failed short of providing any new information or an exact date.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This time of year means that college applications are in full swing for high school seniors! There’s paperwork to submit, essays to write, and financial aid applications to send in. The most important financial document that students will file with their families this fall is the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

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College Aid Services

AUGUST 2, 2024

Update 8/1/24: Following its July 24th update, Federal Student Aid has clarified its guidance on resolving conflicting information for applicants or contributors that have FTI data and manually indicated that they did not file a U.S. tax return for 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In 2020, at the height of the COVID pandemic, most higher education institutions opted to eliminate the requirement that applicants submit standardized test scores such as the ACT and SAT. These findings show that a holistic review of applicants can predict academic success without requiring ACT or SAT scores. Dr. Suzanne M.

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Student Research Foundation

OCTOBER 9, 2024

While the college application process may seem straightforward on paper, actually going through it is another story. As such, many students struggle with how to organize school work while managing college application deadlines. How does the College Application process work? When should you start college applications?

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JULY 15, 2024

Navigating the world of scholarship applications can be daunting, especially when you’re juggling multiple deadlines and requirements. To help you stay organized and maximize your chances of success, here are some practical tips for managing your scholarship application deadlines effectively. #1:

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

AUGUST 19, 2024

College applications have many steps and lots of components that have to be completed in an accurate and timely manner. While the bulk of the application process occurs in your senior year, there’s plenty you can do in your early high school years to help prepare too. In the fall, retake any SAT or ACT tests if necessary.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The debacle surrounding the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) affected the incoming fall class at three-quarters of private, nonprofit colleges and universities across the nation. Additionally, 90% of the institutions surveyed said the Department did not provide timely information about the FAFSA. “It

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College Aid Services

APRIL 1, 2024

The Department of Education announced the creation of FAFSA Fast News: an online blog dedicated to connecting federal officials and financial aid professionals about all things related to the new FAFSA application.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

AUGUST 12, 2024

From financial aid to the needs of several schools’ admission applications, there’s a lot to pay attention to. Every detail of these applications matters and can make a difference between being accepted and being denied the news you so desperately want! Financial aid applications have their own application due dates.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 1, 2024

The Department of Education announced the creation of FAFSA Fast News: an online blog dedicated to connecting federal officials and financial aid professionals about all things related to the new FAFSA application.

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College Aid Services

AUGUST 14, 2024

After a year filled with technological challenges, the Department of Education is taking steps to ensure that the upcoming FAFSA application rollout is successful with the release of the 2025-26 Student Aid Index (SAI) and Pell Grant Eligibility Guide.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Some high school seniors are still feeling the pressure of getting their college applications completed. Sites can crash or information can get lost, and you might be out of luck. So, make good use of the holiday breaks from high school and get those college applications done!

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 20, 2024

Your student’s ability to regularly monitor their college portal is essential to their application process, especially when it comes to staying updated and informed about financial aid tasks and deadlines. Whether it’s weekly or bi-weekly, consistency is key to staying informed.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

AUGUST 28, 2023

One of the biggest changes with the 2024-2025 FAFSA is how Federal Tax Information (FTI) is gathered during the application process. FTI is any tax return or return information received from the Internal Revenue Service and is important for determining income, eligibility, income-driven repayment plan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 25, 2024

Education Department (ED) said it has discovered a calculation error in student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them, potentially continuing delays for college applications. Department of Education. “It

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2024

Our primary goals are to empower students and integrate trauma-informed community lawyering into their practice," said Feldman, an attorney at the center and instructor for the Asylum Law Clinic. "By

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

A more efficient process is underway for filing the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Cordona, the new process is informed by conversations with and feedback from students, institutions, and other stakeholders following a challenging 2024-25 FAFSA cycle. Jeremy Singer According to U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Rajeev Jayadeva Rajeev Jayadeva has been appointed director of enterprise applications at the Community College of Rhode Island. He served as the information technology director of enterprise applications at Touro University in New York City. in education, instructional design, and technology from Liberty University.

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College Aid Consulting Services

JANUARY 12, 2024

The CSS Profile is a financial aid application required by over 200 colleges and universities in the United States. It collects detailed information about your family’s financial situation, including income, assets, and expenses. My goal is to ensure that your child receives the maximum financial aid possible.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Just the ability for students and the counselors to see all of their information in one place, be able to track how many units they're earning, what requirements does it fulfill for transfer and for their degree, has been very positive." Liaison also helped create CSU’s application portal around eight years ago, Margitich said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

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. 8 – had left applicants frustrated.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Blogs Adult learners’ application behavior is changing—here’s how Insights from our new survey of 3,800+ graduate and adult learners As the demographics of prospective graduate students and adult learners change, so do students’ application preferences and behaviors.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

For six months, the committee collected and analyzed data, reviewed comparative information, and met with colleagues who shared expertise and student leaders as it studied whether Brown should alter its current early decision policy.

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EAB

JUNE 13, 2023

Podcast Will FAFSA Simplification Make Life Easier for Colleges and Applicants? EAB · Will FAFSA Simplification Make Life Easier for Colleges and Applicants? Learn more The post Will FAFSA Simplification Make Life Easier for Colleges and Applicants? Episode 154. June 13, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Amid ongoing issues with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form this year, the City University of New York (CUNY) is looking to help. We don’t want the unprecedented delays and changes in this year’s federal aid application process to deter them from coming to CUNY or any college." Matos Rodríguez. "We

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College Aid Consulting Services

JULY 25, 2023

These are the top 10 things to consider when applying for college financial aid as a divorced parent and provide insights to help you make informed decisions. Financial aid applications typically require information about the custodial parent’s income and assets.

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IEFA

AUGUST 26, 2022

Your scholarship application should include information, but your scholarship essay should convince the committee that you should get the award. Because scholarship judges often read hundreds or even thousands of scholarship essays, differentiating your application from the other candidates is very necessary. Show Emotions.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Learn Which Deadlines to Track During College Application Season The fall is one of the busiest times of year for high school seniors who are applying to college. There’s normal school work and extracurriculars, as well as the various deadlines for applications and financial aid. It’s a lot for any student to keep track of.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There’s normal school work and extracurriculars, as well as the various deadlines for applications and financial aid. Yet, it’s important to track the deadlines so that you have the best chance of getting your financial aid application in – and then, the best chance of getting the maximum aid available to you.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Dartmouth College plans to reinstate the standardized test requirement for applicants to the Class of 2029 and beyond, reports The Dartmouth. Dartmouth applicants will be required to take and submit scores from the SAT or ACT college entrance exams.

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EAB

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Blogs How a VPEM Drove Progress Toward a Data-Informed Campus 5 Questions with Eric Sykes of Elmira College As a Strategic Leader with EAB’s Edify , I have the opportunity to work closely with our partners in furthering their data and analytics goals. What motivated you to look for ways to improve Elmira’s data culture?

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College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The electronic announcement below provides Title IV institutions with important information on how to submit any changes or corrections to the Fiscal Operations Report for 2023–24 and the Application to Participate for 2025–26 (FISAP). 13 FISAP Correction Deadline Nears first appeared on College Aid Services.

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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. ED plans to begin transmitting batches of FAFSA information, known as the Institutional Student Information Record, to schools and state agencies in the first half of March. Students

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

Research suggests that we send cues affecting underrepresented students’ aspirations, application, and enrollment decisions through three channels: public policies, admissions requirements, and recruitment and advising interactions. Application rates ripple to enrollment rates, and those impact the decisions of cohorts that follow.

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