by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | Apr 28, 2024 | FAFSA
Due to the disastrous rollout of the new FAFSA, most new and continuing students still don’t know how much college will cost them next year. This makes it even harder than usual for high school seniors to decide where, or if, to enroll by the pending deadlines. FAFSA...
by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | Apr 24, 2024 | FAFSA
Remember Murphy’s Law? It’s the adage that “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time.” The development and rollout of the “Better FAFSA” by the U.S. Education Department (ED) is a prime example of Murphy’s Law in...
by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | Apr 15, 2024 | Loan Forgiveness
On April 8, President Biden released the details of his new student loan debt forgiveness plan. The plan would reduce payments for 26 million borrowers and erase all debt for four million more. Ten million of these borrowers will receive debt relief of over $5,000...
by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | Apr 5, 2024 | FAFSA
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the means by which students obtain their fair share of the billions of dollars in Federal, state, and college financial aid to help defray the cost of college. The problems affecting the current admissions cycle...
by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | Mar 26, 2024 | Colleges
The annual ranking of Best Colleges published by U.S. New & World Report (U.S. News) receives plenty of press coverage when it’s released in September. Perhaps as a result, the U.S. News rankings are relied upon by many students and parents in their search for the...
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