Tip of the Week

Tip of the Week More steps toward simplification planned for the 2026-27 FAFSA Although many of the major stumbling blocks with the simplified FAFSA have been overcome, there have been a few remaining issues for students and parents. The Department of Education has now announced plans to fix two of those issues involving the identity […]

Tip of the Week Updated interest rate information available on Mapping Your Future website July is just around the corner and that means new student loan borrowers will see slightly lower interest rates starting July 1. To help your students know the upcoming July 1 interest rates, Mapping Your Future staff recently updated several references

Tip of the Week It’s a juggling act Watching someone juggle is fascinating. Recently, I attended an event where the presenter juggled during a portion of his presentation. I was in awe as to how he maintained his concentration in keeping the various objects in the air while talking. Obviously, he had lots of practice.

Tip of the Week Favorite season of the year We all may have a favorite season of the year. For me, it has always been summer. I enjoy the warm weather, longer days, sitting outside and reading a book, walking outside, pampering the flowers that adorn the front of my house, and watching the sun

Tip of the Week What are you going to do this summer? That simple sentence may cause financial aid professionals to tense up. When I worked in a financial aid office, that was a question often asked by students when they stopped by our office at the end of the spring semester to hand in

Tip of the Week No greater love It was an act of sacrifice and service so great we should never forget. And yet, I am embarrassed to say, I had never heard about it until just the other day. It was 80 years ago this week during World War II when four Army chaplains all

Tip of the Week No regrets We probably all have a few regrets. As we enter graduation season, students are embarking on their lives full of anticipation and joy and perhaps even a little trepidation. Trepidation over the possibility of making mistakes and regretting some action or decision. But while this season is about the

Tip of the Week Mapping Your Future flyer to help colleges provide repayment information to former students The Department of Education is extending an urgent “ask” of colleges to help with default prevention. In a May 5 Electronic Announcement the Department of Education reminds schools that the federal student loan programs are a shared responsibility

Tip of the Week Debunking FAFSA myths  Spreading myths may not seem a serious issue and, yet it can be when it impacts choices that have a life-long impact. Such is the case with the FAFSA. When students choose not to complete a FAFSA because they believe they won’t be eligible or it’s not worth

Tip of the Week Mapping Your Future hosts scholarship strategies webinar – recording now available Scholarships can sometimes mean the difference between having enough money for a college education or having to borrow student loans.   Knowing the strategies of how to make the most of scholarships can be a key component in finding money