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Nine reasons why a student wouldn’t ask a parent to provide information on the FAFSA

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By Catherine Mueller For most students, applying for financial aid for college is not a solo act. In other words, students who are under the age of 24 must ask their parent or parents to contribute to their FAFSA – unless they have personal or unusual circumstances that exempt them from including parent information. If a

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Resources to help with FAFSA corrections

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By Catherine Mueller This week, the Department of Education is emailing students and contributors who still need to make a correction to a 2024-25 FAFSA form, as well as to those who started a form, but did not yet submit it. In addition, the Department recently launched two videos – one for students and one for contributors – that

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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – April 25, 2024

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Higher Ed News Vol. 16 – Issue 9 Exit counseling resources available This spring is likely even busier in your office than “normal.” Brief outage planned on StudentAid.gov website this weekend The outage hopefully won’t impact too many students trying to complete the FAFSA, but the Department of Education is planning an outage for the

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Brief outage planned on StudentAid.gov website this weekend

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By Catherine Mueller The outage hopefully won’t impact too many students trying to complete the FAFSA, but the Department of Education is planning an outage for the StudentAid.gov website on Saturday, April 27. In an April 25 Electronic Announcement, the Department said the Office of Federal Student Aid must complete maintenance on the website on Saturday from approximately 2

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Comments sought on proposed program to recognize postsecondary institutions supporting student success

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By Catherine Mueller To recognize and perhaps encourage postsecondary institutions to develop student success programs on their campus, the Department of Education is considering a new awards program. In the April 25 Federal Register, the Department announced it is interested in developing an award system to recognize institutions of higher education that are supporting success across all

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Department outlines schools’ responsibilities to ensure service providers meet security certification requirements

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In what it said was in response to requests for additional information, the Department of Education this week provided guidance to postsecondary institutions on the information security requirements under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). In an April 24 Electronic Announcement, the Department provided additional guidance regarding information security certification requirements necessary to ensure compliance with GLBA. According

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Exit counseling resources available

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This spring is likely even busier in your office than “normal.” That’s why Mapping Your Future provides a variety of customizable resources to help you communicate with your students and meet regulatory requirements for exit counseling. Presentations To help you meet the Direct Loan exit counseling needs of your students, Mapping Your Future offers Member

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The bottom line on financial aid offers

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By Catherine Mueller Choosing a college is an important financial decision. After all, you are making an investment in your future. Therefore, it’s important to carefully review all the financial aid offers you receive from the colleges you’ve listed on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Bottom line, you want to make sure the

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