By Beth Ziehmer Exciting things are happening at Mapping Your Future! In particular, the long-awaited new website is within days of being released. The homepage will remain MappingYourFuture.org, but other pages may have a new web address. The new website will provide much of the same content to which you are accustomed, with a fresh, updated […]
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By Beth Ziehmer Independence Day falls on a Thursday this year. According to the Department’s June 18 Electronic Announcement, federal offices as well as the Federal Student Aid processors and contact centers will be closed on Thursday, July 4 to observe the Independence Day federal holiday. The FAFSA Processing System will accept 2024-25 data on July
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By Catherine Mueller Students should apply for as many scholarships as possible. That’s good advice, but with that advice in mind, students should prioritize some scholarships and maybe avoid some scholarships altogether. In general, you should apply for those scholarships that are a good fit and not apply to any scholarships that seem questionable. To determine
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By Catherine Mueller Just like students receiving admission into a college that sets them on a path to a successful future, that’s what it was for Mapping Your Future when we began as a project about 27 years ago. Through the years, we’ve seen a lot of changes both in the industry and in our own
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By Catherine Mueller One of the last times I was with my mother, I took her to the family farm. It was a beautiful fall day, and we knew that this trip to the farm might be her last. As we headed back to the city, nature treated us to a masterpiece with the setting sun
By Beth Ziehmer As your senior year winds down, don’t let yourself become distracted by solely focusing on celebrating graduation – stay focused and finish your high school career strong. Below are the tasks you should complete during the month of May:
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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 very air we breathe is their gift to us. Trees produce half of the oxygen in the earth’s atmosphere, meaning we wouldn’t be able to live without them. And yet, while being an oxygen-giving plant is pretty important – there’s so much more we can admire about trees. Trees add beauty to our lives,
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To help high school educators and college access professionals communicate with students about the importance of the 2024-25 FAFSA, Mapping Your Future created the “4 reasons why you should complete the FAFSA” flyer. The flyer was recently updated with new insight in completing the 2024-25 FAFSA. The flyer is available in English and in Spanish. Mapping Your Future
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For high school seniors, the next few weeks will be critical to getting their FAFSA completed. As of March 29, approximately 35 percent of the high school class of 2024 have submitted a FAFSA, a 27 percent drop in completions compared to the same period last year – a decrease which for the most part
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