The FAFSA is coming. For the 2024-2025 application cycle, the FAFSA will be released in December. If you’re attending college in the fall of 2024, then you’ll likely need to complete the FAFSA this winter. Be sure to review your college’s website to make sure...
Fall marks the beginning of the school year for students nationwide. For high school seniors, the fall also marks the beginning of college application season. As we all know, time moves faster once all of the activities and classes begin. Now is the best time...
One of the biggest changes with the 2024-2025 FAFSA is how Federal Tax Information (FTI) is gathered during the application process. FTI is any tax return or return information received from the Internal Revenue Service and is important for determining income, eligibility, income-driven repayment plan...
It’s been 40 years since the last major overhaul of the FAFSA application. To say it's over due would be an understatement. If you need a reminder, FAFSA is the application every college student should file for financial aid assistance as a freshman and throughout...
The middle of August means that college move-in weeks are about to start all over the country. Many parents are breathing a sigh of relief – they did it! From college admissions to finding money to pay for school, the hardest part of the journey...
FAFSA filing season is almost upon us. For the 2024-25 FAFSA, the application will open up in December (it will return to the fall opening next year). This is one piece of the college and financial aid application process that stresses out many families. The...
Fall is on the way and the new season marks the beginning of college application season! The 2024-2025 FAFSA will be opening this December, instead of October (like usual). But we’re still encouraging families and students to start their prep work now! Many state and...
Scholarships are one of the best ways to have extra cash for college. But they’re often one of the last things that rising high school seniors think about or work on during their college application process. While some scholarships are included in your financial aid...
College applications won’t open until the fall. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot to do for rising high school seniors and their families right now. The first major step is to decide which schools your student is planning to apply to in the...
Paying for a college experience for your freshman (and beyond) is about more than deciding on the right loan to use. It’s also about funding the other experiences that make attending college so unique. Day-to-day expenses like internships, travel abroad opportunities, entertainment, and yes -...
