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Paying for college
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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 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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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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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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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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Tip sheet for students impacted by natural disaster
December 13, 2018
It has been all too common an experience for both students and schools in the past couple of years - the impact of a natural disaster.
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Paying for college - it's about more than the tuition
December 04, 2018
The cost of college and how to pay for it is a huge worry for many students and parents.
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Five facts everyone should know about parent student loans
November 29, 2018
Numerous studies reveal that the influence of parents on a child's academic success is critical.
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IRS Data Retrieval Tool outage this weekend
November 14, 2018
Anyone planning to complete the FAFSA this weekend will have to do so without the IRS DRT.
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Every college student needs this important skill
November 01, 2018
It is probably one of the most important skills needed for college.
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Federal Student Aid website outages planned for this weekend
November 01, 2018
If your weekend plans involve completing the FAFSA, you may want to adjust your plans.
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Guide to Life after High School reinforces discussions about planning, paying for college
November 01, 2018
Students can benefit from learning in a variety of formats.
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November tasks for high school seniors
November 01, 2018
During your senior year, you will finalize your college choice.