This year’s FAFSA brought about a big change that many people likely won’t notice: Colleges will no longer see either where they were listed on the FAFSA or what other colleges are receiving the student’s FAFSA information. Prior to this year, colleges could see
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Gentlemen, start your engines and all that. The 2016-2017 FAFSA is here. Several important things: The FAFSA is free. “Free” is what the first “F” in FAFSA stands for. If it asks for money, you’re on the wrong
Shocking but true: 2016 is nearly here. That means many people will be filling out the FAFSA for the first time in just a few weeks. The FAFSA itself will be available on January 1. If you would like to prepare before filling it out, the FAFSA on the Web Worksheet is available now. Although the worksheet
If you haven’t done so already, now is a great time to check that your student has applied to some colleges that your family can afford. The best way to do this is to use the net price calculators of the schools they’ve chosen to see what you’re likely to pay. If none of the choices
Those wanting to know how the sausage gets made should review the FAFSA EFC formula for the 2016-2017 school year. It is available here. The worksheets provide the detail on the calculations; the tables and supporting documents explain more about the process. This will give you a far more accurate EFC estimate than the FAFSA4caster, though admittedly you’re estimating much…