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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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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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Countdown to high school graduation
March 01, 2019
In 80 days, 17 hours, 49 minutes, and 22 seconds.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.