By Catherine Mueller Even though we all know our own name and other personal information very well, we can’t help but sometimes enter a typo or other mistake on a form. When students or parents are completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the first part of the form contains personal identifiers. Students and […]
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By Catherine Mueller With the recent changes and improvements to the FAFSA, most students and parents are able to complete it quickly and easily. However, there is one part of the FAFSA which can be somewhat challenging for many students and parents to complete and that is the asset section. To help students and parents understand
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By Marlene Seeklander It’s not too late to schedule an event specifically for your students and parents. With the 2025-26 FAFSA available, now is the time to host an event if you haven’t already. You can choose whether to invite your families to school to view the presentation, or the presentation can be online for everyone
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By Catherine Mueller The FAFSA form collects asset information from students and parents to determine a family’s ability to pay for college. However, not everyone is required to provide asset information. If a student or parents meet the following criteria, then they will be exempt from providing asset information: A student or parent who is required
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By Catherine Mueller While several steps have been taken to simplify the FAFSA, students and parents often still have questions about calculating the value of assets. However, families should not let these questions deter them from completing the FAFSA, which may be a necessary step in receiving important financial aid. Not all families are required to
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By Catherine Mueller Saving for college can be tough. With costs of just about every living expense continuing to rise, setting aside money for a child’s education may have been challenging. Even if a family has managed to save some money, it may not be enough to cover all of a student’s college expenses. Parents who
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By Marlene Seeklander The Department of Education continues to roll out the 2025-26 FAFSA processing. The Department announced that as of November 24, they have started processing 2025-26 paper applications. Schools can make corrections to paper forms via the FAFSA Partner Portal and student corrections to paper forms will be available in early 2025. Updates to
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By Marlene Seeklander Several final 2025-26 forms are available as a resource to assist schools and students. The Department of Education announced the release of the final 2025-26 FAFSA Form, 2025-26 FAFSA Form for Confined or Incarcerated Individuals, and the 2025-26 FAFSA Submission Summary. 2025-26 FAFSA Form – Individuals needing to access either an English and Spanish PDF
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By Marlene Seeklander When it comes to learning about financial aid, you can never have enough training tools available for staff. The Department of Education announced the release of mock-ups of the final version of the 2025-26 English and Spanish FAFSA Submission Summary. Schools and other interested organizations can use these as a training resource for
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By Marlene Seeklander The 2025-26 FAFSA is now officially available, 10 days before the Department of Education’s December 1 goal. The Department of Education made the announcement on November 21 that the online FAFSA form is available to all students and families at fafsa.gov. The Department is processing and sending FAFSA records to schools. The paper
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