One of the advantages of the early FAFSA is that it is supposed to bring financial aid notifications more in line with college acceptances. The intent is to provide students and parents with more information on which to base an objective decision. Now that it...
This year has been a topsy-turvy one in the world of financial aid. The Department of Education came out with the early FAFSA in October, which left parents, students and schools trying to figure out their new approach ever since. Anecdotal evidence reveals that the...
Many high school seniors and their parents are congratulating themselves for being so prompt about completing the early FAFSA to determine their eligibility for financial aid. In most cases, this is enough, but some 400 colleges, universities, professional schools, and scholarship programs utilize the CSS/Financial...
We have all heard that the early bird gets the worm, but does that also mean that the early applier gets the financial aid? In a year when the FAFSA submission process has been turned on its head, students are wondering exactly how the early...
The online availability of the early FAFSA in October of 2016 marked the beginning of a new approach to college admissions. The purpose of the change is to bring the college financial aid timeframe more in line with the college acceptance process so that students...
For this year’s high school juniors, college can seem like it is a long way off in the future. They might not be feeling any pressure to think about what lies ahead but, as their senior classmates are finding out this year, there is a...
2016 is a year of huge upheavals in the college financial aid timeframe. Because the early FAFSA has been available since early October, many topics that would previously get covered in the spring are now being discussed by the end of the year. Some colleges...
It is every parent’s brightest dream and darkest nightmare. You want your child to be able to attend the best college possible, but are not sure that you can afford it. What is a poor parent to do? Do you deny your child the choice...
Reality is setting in now for the 2016 college graduates who relied on student loans to help pay for college. The euphoria of graduating has worn off, and it is time to get down to the serious business of finding a job where you can...
With all the publicity surrounding the rush to file the 2017-18 FAFSA after October 1, one issue that might get overlooked in the college financial aid world is repaying student loans. Students who graduated in May should soon start seeing notices of payment due coming...
