Tip of the Week

Tip of the Week Happy Holidays from Mapping Your Future

Tip of the Week Managing the “hecticness” of the holidays The holidays can be a hectic and stressful time for many people. How many times do we think that we must find the “perfect” gift for each person on our list, go all out with decorating and baking so that we create a magical experience,

Tip of the Week Keeping up the FAFSA momentum After years of hard work among financial aid and college access professionals, it was precious good news.   More than a quarter of all high school seniors (26 percent) in the country have completed a 2026-27 FAFSA, an 11.7 percent increase over the previous year, according

Tip of the Week Happy Thanksgiving from Mapping Your Future

Tip of the Week November is National Scholarship Month Scholarships play a key role in reducing student debt and increasing access to higher education. And while always important, scholarships will become increasingly so as new federal student loan limitations are implemented in 2026. November is “National Scholarship Month” – a national campaign created and led

Tip of the Week The magic of your kindness If it weren’t for the kindness of friends and strangers, I am not sure where I would be. When I think about what I am thankful for, I am aware of the many times someone helped me. Much of that help has come from family, friends,

Tip of the Week An offering of thanks – financial aid for veterans To those veterans who have sacrificed and served our country, we owe much. Veterans’ educational benefits is one way as a country we can express our gratitude. But understanding veteran education benefits can be a challenge – especially with different programs, different

Tip of the Week It changed our lives Most people can’t imagine life without the internet. The internet has changed our lives, how we do business, and how we help students. From its early origins in 1969 when the APRANET was developed by the U.S. Department of Defense, to the late 1980s-early 1990s when the

Tip of the Week A hand-up for college 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. With the upcoming

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