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Correcting NSLDS enrollment data
June 20, 2019
Sometimes knowing how to fix something is almost as important as knowing how to create something in the first place.
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Displaying your accomplishments
June 20, 2019
Summer is a good time to get caught up on projects that are harder to find time for during the school year.
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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News
June 20, 2019
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Setting Goals & Priorities webinar scheduled for July 11
June 20, 2019
Powered by Money Management International, Mapping Your Future offers free webinars to anyone interested in learning more about retiring strong, home ownership, and setting goals and priorities.
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Summer break time
June 20, 2019
Even though we may be all about financial aid, we still need to take a break away from it occasionally.
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Tips to help pay the cost of college
June 20, 2019
According to the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics, the average in-state cost of attendance at a four-year public institution in the 2017-18 year was $24,300.
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Tip of the Week
June 19, 2019
Financial education
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Tip of the Week
June 12, 2019
Tax transcript changes
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Department of Education readies system for new origination fees
June 06, 2019
Students and parents will see slightly lower loan origination fees on loans disbursed this fall, and now the Department of Education has made it possible for schools to process loans with those new fees.
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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News
June 06, 2019
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Early Awareness E-News
June 05, 2019
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Helping students know their student loan interest rates
June 05, 2019
Students seeking a college education might think interest rates are just a small part of financing an education.
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Mapping Your Future's calculators can be integrated, customized
June 05, 2019
Mapping Your Future's calculators enable students, parents, and others to manage their money and student loans.
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Printable Direct PLUS Loan Guide for parents updated
June 05, 2019
Although there is no parent PLUS Loan counseling requirement, Mapping Your Future has long-offered information on Parent PLUS Loans on the site.
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Starting to prepare for the fall semester
June 05, 2019
Now that May is over, it's time to think about the fall semester.
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Summer job? Congratulations and a reminder about some new responsibilities
June 05, 2019
If you have your first-ever summer job this year, you've achieved a significant milestone.
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This one FAFSA question you should always answer with a yes
June 05, 2019
Applying for federal financial aid has gotten easier in recent years, and you can make it even easier for yourself by preparing ahead to answer the questions on the FAFSA.
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Tip of the Week
June 05, 2019
Making the most of opportunities
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Tips to encourage students to complete the FAFSA
June 05, 2019
Students who complete the FAFSA are more likely to enroll and graduate in college, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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June tasks for high school seniors
June 04, 2019
During your senior year, you finalized your college choice.
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Tip of the Week
May 29, 2019
Finding summer
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Department issues invite to participate in Second Chance Pell
May 23, 2019
It is a second chance for your school to participate in the Second Chance Pell Experiment.
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Drop in interest rates on student loans
May 23, 2019
Interest rates on federal student loans will decrease for the next academic year.
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Let MappingXpress boost the security of your verification process
May 23, 2019
Collecting documents from students and parents securely and efficiently is key to the verification process.
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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News
May 23, 2019
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New opportunities for workstudy experiences
May 23, 2019
Students may have new opportunities for a broader range of work experiences under an experimental program announced earlier this week by the Department of Education.
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Online Counseling records provide valuable information
May 22, 2019
The purpose of student loan counseling requirements is two-fold: to educate borrowers and to receive updated contact information for the borrower.
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Tip of the Week
May 22, 2019
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Tip of the Week
May 15, 2019
Financial capability
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Decrease your school's default rate with a variety of default prevention tools
May 09, 2019
Mapping Your Future provides a wide variety of tools that your school can incorporate into your default prevention plan.
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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News
May 09, 2019
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No time like the present to sign up for MappingXpress
May 09, 2019
An easy, secure way for your office to handle verification documents is through MappingXpress, which you can use for free if you are in a Sponsored state or at a low cost if your state is not currently sponsored in the Membership Program.
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Perkins information released by the Department
May 09, 2019
Although the Perkins program is winding down, the Department of Education is releasing some new information.
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Reminder about Direct Loan Program year closeout date
May 09, 2019
No pressure, but the Department of Education is reminding schools about the record submission due date for 2017-18.
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Tip of the Week
May 08, 2019
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Early Awareness E-News
May 01, 2019
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Knowing the code is key to financial aid
May 01, 2019
Higher Education institutions all have names -- sometimes a reflection of the institution's location or history.
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Tip of the Week
May 01, 2019
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Financial literacy tips provided throughout the month of April
April 30, 2019
Throughout the month of April, Mapping Your Future offered the following tips highlighting some of the money management tools and applications offered on the website.
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Knowing what to pack for college
April 30, 2019
Packing for college is an exciting time, but it can be challenging to know where to start with your packing list.
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May tasks for high school seniors
April 30, 2019
As your senior year winds down, don't let yourself become distracted by solely focusing on celebrating graduation – stay focused and finish your high school career strong.
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The ABCs of being a good student
April 30, 2019
The ABC's aren't just for younger students.
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Financial literacy is just as important
April 28, 2019
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Exit counseling resources available
April 25, 2019
You know your students and how to best reach them with important information.
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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News
April 25, 2019
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New rates for HEAL borrowers
April 25, 2019
Although students have not received HEAL Loans for quite some time, there are still borrowers (maybe some of your alumni) that are repaying the loans.
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New reports provides insight into federal financial aid programs
April 25, 2019
The amount of outstanding federal student loan debt is now at $1.45 trillion and is increasing at a rate of about 5.2 percent, according to reports released last week by the Department of Education.
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Tip of the Week
April 24, 2019
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Verification webinar recording available
April 24, 2019
In the April 23 Mapping Your Future webinar, "Verification: Dealing with the top issues for 2019-20," financial aid professionals described how their schools are managing the verification process.
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Pennies do not come from heaven
April 21, 2019
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Tip of the Week
April 17, 2019
Financial aid offers
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Financial freedom is available
April 14, 2019
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Federal Student Aid training website for professionals is moving
April 11, 2019
Training is part of the job when it comes to working in financial aid.
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Improve next year's FAFSA by sharing your comments and suggestions
April 11, 2019
Sometimes collecting the right information at the start makes the entire financial aid process go smoother.
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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News
April 11, 2019
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Outage to impact availability of Title IV Funds
April 11, 2019
If your office has been too busy processing Title IV aid to take a break, you may now have an opportunity.
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Tip of the Week
April 10, 2019
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Four things a student should consider before using an Income Share Agreement to pay for college
April 08, 2019
For students who need some help paying for college, there may be another option other than student loans - if not now, then maybe in the future.
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Money Management International webinars scheduled
April 05, 2019
Mapping Your Future offers free webinars to anyone interested in learning more about retiring strong, home ownership, and setting goals and priorities.
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A good financial plan
April 03, 2019
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Tip of the Week
April 03, 2019
A good financial plan
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Early Awareness E-News
April 02, 2019
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April tasks for high school seniors
April 01, 2019
As your senior year winds down, don't let yourself become distracted by solely focusing on celebrating graduation – stay focused and finish your high school career strong.
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Celebrate college decision day
March 28, 2019
It's a decision that will impact your life significantly.
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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News
March 28, 2019
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Join Mapping Your Future for Financial Literacy Month
March 27, 2019
Join Mapping Your Future in the Financial Literacy Month celebration of money management information, tips, and tools.
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Mapping Your Future offers a variety of financial literacy tools
March 27, 2019
April is financial literacy month.
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Tip of the Week
March 27, 2019
Celebrating Financial Literacy Month in April
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A new and improved user experience coming soon for the myFAFSA
March 26, 2019
Filling out the FAFSA will get just a little bit easier soon with some new features announced by the Department of Education.
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Verification webinar scheduled for April 23
March 26, 2019
If you are a verification professional in the financial aid office, you deserve kudos for managing a complex issue.
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Know your own phone number? Get access to your federal student aid information
March 25, 2019
For students, parents, and borrowers, getting access to their accounts on the Department of Education websites may soon be as easy as remembering their own phone number.
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Tip of the Week
March 20, 2019
Verification webinar scheduled
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Improvements planned for Common Origination and Disbursement
March 14, 2019
Some improvements are coming to the Common Origination and Disbursement system, but there will be some outages for the Department of Education to put those improvements in place.
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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News
March 14, 2019
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New website addresses for students
March 14, 2019
Schools that provide links to important resources for incoming students will want to take note of some new website addresses for some Department of Education resources.
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Credit Reports & Credit Scores: Getting the Most Mileage from Credit webinar scheduled for April 11
March 13, 2019
Share information about the upcoming April 11 webinar with your colleagues and students.
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MappingXpress document collection service surpasses 500,000 documents
March 13, 2019
It may be a hassle, but students and parents do it anyway.
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Tip of the Week
March 13, 2019
Securely collecting verification documents
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CareerShip information recently updated
March 06, 2019
The ability to research careers is important to selecting a career path.
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Spring cleaning your social media accounts
March 06, 2019
Spring is known for a good time to do some cleaning, and your social media accounts are no exception.
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Tip of the Week
March 06, 2019
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Countdown to high school graduation
March 01, 2019
In 80 days, 17 hours, 49 minutes, and 22 seconds.
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Early Awareness E-News
March 01, 2019
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March tasks for high school seniors
March 01, 2019
As your senior year winds down, make sure to complete the necessary admission applications, scholarship essays, and financial aid information.
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Pros and cons of seeking a double major in college
March 01, 2019
If getting an education is a good thing, then getting a double major has to be twice as good, right?
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Reviewing your Student Aid Report
March 01, 2019
If you completed the FAFSA, you will receive a Student Aid Report.
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The benefits of extracurricular activities
March 01, 2019
Extracurricular activities can be a fun, rewarding way to help make the most of high school.
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Verification of your financial aid application
March 01, 2019
You've completed all the paperwork, filled out the forms, and submitted everything by the deadline to apply for financial aid.
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Department of Education wrapping up 2017-18 Campus-Based Programs
February 28, 2019
College and universities should know soon how close they came to spending the amount of money awarded to their institution in campus-based programs for the 2017-18 academic year.
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Managing Student Loan Debt webinar scheduled for March 7
February 28, 2019
Mapping Your Future encourages you to share these free webinar resources with your students and parents.
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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News
February 28, 2019
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Numbers of high school students increasing - but at a slower pace
February 28, 2019
There is some good news for colleges and universities, but not great news, when it comes to high school enrollment.
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Counseling and Online Education powered by Mapping Your Future helps educate your target audience
February 27, 2019
Many schools have institutional loan programs that have unique criteria.
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Scholarship application webinar materials, recordings available
February 27, 2019
To provide insight on completing scholarship applications, two webinars were recently held.
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Tip of the Week
February 27, 2019
Default prevention tools
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Tip of the Week
February 20, 2019
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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News
February 15, 2019
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A new process to streamline third-step verification process
February 14, 2019
Third-step verification is a complicated process, but financial aid professionals will get a little help with a new functionality in the online system.
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Department of Education to reconsider some TEACH Grants becoming loans
February 14, 2019
Some teachers who have had their TEACH Grants turned into student loans may be eligible to have that student loan reconverted into a grant.
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Use Mapping Your Future verification resources
February 14, 2019
Verification of FAFSA data is a big task for financial aid professionals.
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Tip of the Week
February 13, 2019
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Tip of the Week
February 06, 2019
The fastest growing jobs
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Early Awareness E-News
February 01, 2019
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Application deadline nearing for Work Colleges Program application
January 31, 2019
If your school is interested in participating in the Work Colleges Program, only about a month remains before the application for the 2019-2020 award year must be submitted.
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Celebrating school counselors
January 31, 2019
It's not said often enough but school counselors are deserving of our thanks, and one step in showing that appreciation happens in February.
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Selective Service Match is back
January 31, 2019
We just didn't know how much we would miss it until it was gone.
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Three steps to select a college major
January 31, 2019
Making any kind of decision is tough - whether we are deciding what to have for supper or deciding what we want to do for the rest of our lives.
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February tasks for high school seniors
January 30, 2019
During your senior year, you will finalize your college choice.
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Four things successful college students do in high school
January 30, 2019
Success in life is often the result of good habits.
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In-person vs. online - deciding what's best
January 30, 2019
Online classes are part of the college experience.
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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News
January 30, 2019
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Share this budgeting lesson with your students
January 30, 2019
Budgeting seems pretty simple - write down all your income and expenses.
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Taking credit for going to college
January 30, 2019
If you are a college student, there is more than one way to get credit for your studies.
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Tip of the Week
January 30, 2019
Reporting of student loan interest payments
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Upcoming webinars include Couples & Money and Managing Student Loan Debt
January 30, 2019
Powered by Money Management International, Mapping Your Future encourages you to share these free webinar resources with your students and parents.
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Tip of the Week
January 23, 2019
Helping students with the scholarship application process
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7 strategies for making the most of scholarship applications webinar scheduled for students, parents
January 22, 2019
When it comes to applying for scholarships, you may be overwhelmed, not sure where to look. or feel it's not worth the effort.
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Helping students with scholarship applications webinar scheduled for high school, college professionals
January 22, 2019
When it comes to applying for scholarships, students may be overwhelmed, not sure where to look. or feel it's not worth the effort.
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College Financing Plan to replace Financial Aid Shopping Sheet
January 17, 2019
If your financial aid office likes to be one of the early adopters and does not mind making some changes to your process for the 2019-2020 awards, then you may want to be one of the first schools to try out the new College Financing Plan.
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Get Transcript Tool available
January 17, 2019
Students and parents who need to get their tax transcript for financial aid verification can once again use the IRS "Get Transcript" tool on the IRS site.
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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News
January 17, 2019
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Mapping Your Future updates Income-based repayment calculator
January 17, 2019
Mapping Your Future updated the IBR calculator with the 2019 poverty guidelines recently published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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New forms available for Perkins assignment
January 17, 2019
For those schools wanting to assign Perkins Loans to the Department of Education, there are new forms and new instructions.
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Tip of the Week
January 16, 2019
Enjoying the routine
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Tip of the Week
January 09, 2019
Financial aid uncertainty
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Early Awareness E-News
January 08, 2019
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The most important trait of successful students
January 08, 2019
College is a time you can do what you want when you want.
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Four tips to avoid missing scholarship deadlines
January 07, 2019
If you don't meet the deadline, you won't qualify.
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The top reasons why students don't apply for financial aid and why those reasons are so wrong
January 04, 2019
Students don't apply for financial aid because they think they won't need it to pay for college or they think they won't quality.
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Happy New Year!
January 03, 2019
Now that 2019 is well underway, you've probably already moved forward on accomplishing those goals you set for yourself on January 1.
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Let MappingXpress boost the security, efficiency of your verification process
January 03, 2019
Collecting documents from students and parents securely and efficiently is key to the verification process.
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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News
January 03, 2019
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Problems with Perkins Loans
January 03, 2019
A large number of Perkins Loans reported by schools or third-party servicers are in error, according to the Department of Education.
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Some good news about student loan defaults
January 03, 2019
There is good news and bad news when it comes to student loan defaults.
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Why students do not complete the FAFSA and how to fix the issues
January 03, 2019
The reasons why students do not complete a FAFSA provides some important insight into how the higher education and financial aid industry can boost college access and success.
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Tip of the Week
January 02, 2019
Happy New Year!
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January tasks for high school seniors
January 01, 2019
During your senior year, you will finalize your college choice.
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Where do I start applying for financial aid?
December 31, 2018
If you are a high school senior or the parent of a senior, the next few months can be crucial to applying for financial aid.
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Mapping Your Future 2019 holiday calendar
December 28, 2018
At Mapping Your Future, we look forward to working with students, families, schools, our Sponsors, and others in 2019.
