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 can admire about trees. Trees add beauty to our lives, […]
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By Catherine Mueller Choosing a college is an important financial decision. After all, you are making an investment in your future. Therefore, it’s important to carefully review all the financial aid offers you receive from the colleges you’ve listed on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Bottom line, you want to make sure the
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Identifying which students should be included in the new financial value and gainful employment reporting requirements is the purpose of some new reports now available in the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). In an April 23 Dear Colleague Letter, the Department said it will host a webinar to train institutions on using the reports to
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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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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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