My last post focused on the five W’s of the FAFSA–mostly on why it’s worth your while to spend time filling it out. This time I want to give you some helpful tips about how to get started on it early, so you can fill it out as soon as possible!
First some good news:  This [...]

The New Year is upon us, and that means that it’s time for families with a high school senior or college student to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). If you aren’t sure what the big deal is, read on–the FAFSA is one of your most important to-do’s when it comes to [...]

The financial aid system is constantly going through changes, but even the overcomplicated Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) never seems to give schools a perfect picture of how much aid a family really needs.
Since he took office in Fall, President Obama’s administration has been working on some of the larger problems in higher [...]

There are so many reasons why every family should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (commonly called the FAFSA), but most families find it very intimidating. That’s why this year I’ve put together this list of five things you need to know about filing the FAFSA!
1. Where to File:
The FAFSA is available online [...]

With the presidential race finally over and President-Elect Barack Obama preparing to take office in January, it seems a good time for us to begin discussing his plans for our higher education system.
Problems and Solutions
The President-Elect’s platform described what he sees as the most important troubles of our current higher education system:

Rising college costs [...]

It’s that time again! The last holiday decorations are finally put away, the kids are back in school, and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (a.k.a. the “FAFSA”) is online and ready to be filed. But don’t panic! For the first time ever, there is a new tool available for affordable [...]

Most people look forward to filling out the FAFSA (which stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid) about as much as they look forward to filing their taxes. And it’s no wonder! At an intimidating 5 pages (or a dizzying number of online pages), and with the complexity inherent in any government document, the [...]

The U.S. Department of Education is changing how students can submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Though about 90% of FAFSA applicants use the online submission option, up to now, the FAFSA has also been distributed in paper form to U.S. high schools. That is all about to change.
A few days ago, [...]