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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.