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Undocumented Immigrants will be Eligible for Free Tuition under New Minnesota Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Minnesota students who are undocumented immigrants will be eligible for the state's new tuition-free college program , Axios reported. Those who submit a FAFSA or Minnesota Dream Act application for the 2024-2025 academic year will be considered automatically. 5-10% of students without legal status who graduate from U.S.

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Navigating the CSS Profile: A Comprehensive Guide for Parents

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Additionally, some colleges use the CSS Profile to determine a student’s eligibility for merit-based scholarships. FAFSA Deadline: The FAFSA deadline (Federal) is June 30 th 2025. FAFSA Deadline: The FAFSA deadline (Federal) is June 30 th 2025.

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Potential Processing Delays for Financial Aid Due to Calculation Error

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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 The guide will be updated regularly through April 2024.

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2025-26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (August 2024 Update)

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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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Navigating Financial Aid at the 20 Most Searched Colleges and Universities

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With the rising cost of higher education, many students and their families are concerned about affordability. As a financial aid consultant, I’ve noticed a trend in the most searched colleges and universities—an indication of where students hope to invest their futures.

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A New Way of Looking at Administrative Burdens and Race

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One of the reasons that many of these efforts haven’t made as much difference as they could have is the administrative burdens that they place on students—the difficulty of the steps that students and their families must go through to apply for financial aid, or even to college at all. “By

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2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (November 2024 Update)

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Federal Student Aid has released 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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