Tip of the Week Happy Financial Aid Day Over time, I realized I had “been bitten by the financial aid bug.” This was a career field I wanted to continue in and advance myself. I’ve always said that people either like working in financial aid or they don’t. If they don’t, they move on to […]
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Tip of the Week Hurricane Relief The phone call was both a relief and gut-wrenching at the same time. The year was 2005 and, due to his work, my brother was one of the last to evacuate the Houston area as Hurricane Rita was set to hit landfall in a matter of hours. When the
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Higher Ed News Vol. 16 – Issue 21 Students can complete the 2025-26 FAFSA in December Students seeking financial aid for the 2025-26 academic year should plan to complete the FAFSA after December 1, 2024. Secretary of Education letter on improving the FAFSA experience In an effort to improve communication with schools and colleges, the
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Tip of the Week A hand up Hardly anyone gets through college without help from someone else. That help often comes in the form of money to pay for college. And if it’s not money from parents or other relatives, it’s often scholarships that help students persist and graduate from college. There are a lot
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By Catherine Mueller In addition to studying, students have some other important things to do to prepare for the ACT test. One of those things is to upload a photo for identification and test security purposes. If a student fails to upload a photo, they will be turned away from taking the test on their registered
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By Marlene Seeklander When it comes to the administration of federal financial aid programs, deadlines are part of the job. In a September 18 Federal Register Notice, the Department of Education announced the 2024-24 Award Year deadline dates for documents and other information from applicants and schools participating in the Federal student aid programs. Programs
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By Marlene Seeklander Impacted by the pandemic pause on student loan repayments, the national student loan default rate remains at 0% for the second year in a row. The Department of Education (ED) released their FY 2021 national default briefing and, as expected, the FY 2021 cohort default rates were affected by the pause on
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Tip of the Week The impact through the years A long-time family friend recently turned 100 years old. It gave me pause to think about all he has seen and experienced in his 100 years and the impact it has had on his life. There have been several wars involving the United States, the moon
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Higher Ed News Vol. 16 – Issue 20 Another opportunity to test the 2025-26 FAFSA now available Schools, colleges, and organizations can now apply to be a part of the next couple of rounds of testing for the 2025-26 FAFSA. 2025-2026 FAFSA information to be verified and acceptable documentation More tools are available for your
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By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals can remove one deadline from an already busy fall calendar. The Department of Education announced that schools will have until January 15, 2025, to report required information and review the Completers Lists under the Financial Value Transparency (FVT) and Gainful Employment (GE) rules. The Department recognized that the additional
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