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#AskFAFSA Office Hours with Secretary Arne Duncan
On October 12th at 4pm ET, Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan will join @FAFSA to answer your financial aid questions during the October edition of #AskFAFSA Office Hours. Maybe you have a question about completing the FAFSA or understanding your … Continue reading
September #AskFAFSA Office Hours: What I wish I knew…
When you’re learning to manage your money on your own, there’s a lot of trial and error involved. But at the end of the day, it’s one of the most important lessons you’ll learn while in college. Trust us, as … Continue reading
5 Questions to Ask the Financial Aid Office as You Head Back to School
Time to hang up the bathing suits and hit the books: It’s back-to-school season! For many of you, it’s probably been months since you’ve completed the FAFSA or submitted your school’s financial aid application. Have you checked in with the … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Student Aid, Headlines, News
Tagged Back to School, Federal Work Study, Financial Aid
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#AskFAFSA Office Hours: Back-To-School Edition
Congratulations! You survived the campus visits, the standardized tests and the overwhelming application process, and now you are preparing for your first day of college. Maybe you’re taking this time to pick out your new bedding or purchase a new … Continue reading
New Resources to Make the Financial Aid Process Easier
Cross-posted from the White House Office of Public Engagement Earlier this year, I had the most amazing opportunity – to be part of a dynamic and creative team of people who are making it easier for high-school students and adult … Continue reading
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Top 5 Benefits of the College Navigator
Whether you’re a high school student wanting to look into your college options or a parent trying to get ahead of the game, the college research and application process can be confusing. With 4,000 degree-granting institutions in the United States, … Continue reading
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Tagged College, College Navigator, Cost of College, Financial Aid, net price calculator
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5 Steps for Picking a College
Picking a college can be a daunting task for students and their families. The Obama Administration and the Department of Education are making it easier for students to pick the right school by providing key information on a school’s cost … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Student Aid, Headlines, News
Tagged College Affordability and Transparency Center, Cost of College, FAFSA
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Unraveling the Mystery of College Costs
Waiting for college acceptance letters can be a nerve-racking experience filled with excitement and anticipation, but once approved, students and their families begin another anticipatory wait for financial award letters. The letters, which intend on laying out the cost of … Continue reading
ED launches new, mobile-optimized site: StudentAid.gov
If you’re a student thinking about college or career school or a borrower already in repayment, the U.S. Department of Education’s office of Federal Student Aid has launched some exciting new tools to help you through the financial aid process. … Continue reading
Open Data for College Affordability and Better Student Outcomes
Cross-posted from the White House Blog. The Obama Administration recently launched the Education Data Initiative to help students and their families benefit from innovation enabled by open data from the US government and other sources. By working to make education data more … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Student Aid, Headlines, Innovation, News
Tagged Learning Registry, Open Data
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New Tool Helps Students Manage Loan Debt
The Department of Education launched a new tool this week that helps students with financial management basics including information about current loan debt and estimates for student loan debt levels after graduation. The new tool—the Financial Awareness Counseling Tool—has five … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Student Aid, Headlines, News
Tagged Cost of College, Loan Debt, Student Loans
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June’s #AskFAFSA Office Hours Explores Student Loan Repayment Options
During June’s #AskFAFSA Office Hours, we featured three recent student loan borrowers from a variety of fields who are using various resources (some more out of the box than others) to repay their student loans. Joe, Tiffany and Ian answered … Continue reading
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Tagged Income-Based Repayment, Student Loans
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