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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After successfully completing your FAFSA, you should celebrate your accomplishment. However, don’t celebrate so much that you forget you will have other tasks to complete. One of those tasks is to review your FAFSA Submission Summary. One to three days after a student submits a 2024-25 FAFSA (and provided a valid email address), the student
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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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By Catherine Mueller The Department of Education began processing FAFSAs in March and some students have received their FAFSA Submission Summaries. However, if a student needs to correct or update FAFSA information, they’ll need to wait. After announcing that students will be able to make corrections sometime in the first half of April, the Department of
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By Catherine Mueller Financial aid professionals have some leeway in awarding financial aid when it comes to using student records – as long as some guidelines are met. In a April 11 Electronic Announcement (EA), the Department of Education provided additional information about how to treat Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs) affected by errors when making financial aid offers and
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Financial aid professionals are getting a look at what’s in their future – at least with regards to updated student files. In an April 10 Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education detailed the school- or state-specific data file that will be delivered to Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) mailboxes this week. According to the Department, the information
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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 March 29, approximately 35 percent of the high school class of 2024 have submitted a FAFSA, To promote FAFSA completion, the Biden-Harris Administration is hosting the FAFSA
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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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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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