Why FAFSA Applications are Declining, and What it Means For Financial Planners FAFSA applications are declining while tuition discounts are rising. Here’s how you can help your college-bound clients find the most...
Parents, Dependents, and Financial Aid: Clarifying Relationships and Reporting When dependent students apply for financial aid whether via the FAFSA or CSS Profile, they will have to provide parental...
How to Make Changes to the FAFSA Your clients have clicked submit on their FAFSA! Congratulations for completing this sometimes onerous task. But wait…they’re not done yet?!...
A Good Solution? Security Concerns on Financial Aid Applications Every year college students and their families file financial aid applications. The FAFSA or Free Application for Federal Student Aid...
How does a gap year affect financial aid? One of America’s most famous college-bound teens, Malia Obama, announced her intention to take a gap year to intern at...
Federal Financial Aid System Hacked by Tax Fraud Scammers Have you seen the headlines? The government was making it harder for students to file their federal financial aid applications....
Getting the Most Need-Based Aid You Can Trying to figure out how much a college will cost a family is based on many factors including a family’s...
