Early Awareness E-News May 2024Vol. 16 – Issue 5 Resources to help with FAFSA corrections 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. Accessing the […]
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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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Tip of the Week Missing the trees for the forest 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
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Encouraging FAFSA completion The 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) season has been a complicated one, but there is still time for students to complete the FAFSA. As of April 5, approximately 28 percent of the high school class of 2024 have completed a FAFSA. To promote FAFSA completion, the Biden-Harris Administration is
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Vol. 16 – Issue 8 Push to increase FAFSA completion before graduation For high school seniors, the next few weeks will be critical to getting their FAFSA completed. 2024-25 FAFSA presentations scheduled Share information with your students and parents about the April 16 and April 19 presentations. “4 reasons why you need to complete the
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April 2024Vol. 16 – Special Issue Push to increase FAFSA completion before graduation For high school seniors, the next few weeks will be critical to getting their FAFSA completed. 2024-25 FAFSA presentations scheduled Share information with next week’s April 16 and April 19 Zoom meetings to help them with the 2024-25 FAFSA. “4 reasons why
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Push to increase FAFSA completion before graduation 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 –
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In times of darkness In ancient times, it was a bad omen. An eclipse was often seen as it’s time to pack up and leave, according to Tyler Nordgren, an astronomer, author and artist, quoted in this Smithsonian article about how ancient civilizations reacted to eclipses. It’s not unlike how many financial aid professionals are
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Early Awareness E-News April 2024Vol. 16 – Issue 4 Students begin receiving FAFSA Submission Summaries but can’t make corrections yet The Department of Education began processing FAFSAs in March and some students have received their FAFSA Submission Summaries. The key to your FAFSA status It’s no longer just a matter of “done” or “not done”
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Vol. 16 – Issue 7 “What financial aid professionals should know about student loan repayment plans” webinar recording available In the March 20 webinar, student loan expert Betsy Mayotte of TISLA provided valuable information to webinar attendees. Mapping Your Future offers a variety of financial literacy tools During Financial Literacy Month in April, Mapping Your
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