by Mitch St Thomas | Sep 16, 2025 | FAFSA
Since the comprehensively revised Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) was introduced in December, 2023, for the 2024-25 academic year, FAFSA operations have been unsettled, to say the least. However, they have slowly and painfully been improved over the...
by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | Aug 27, 2024 | FAFSA
The most recent failure in the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will leave many college students without critical financial aid as the fall semester approaches. On July 30th, the U.S. Education Department’s (ED) announced their...
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 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 | Feb 13, 2024 | FAFSA
The student financial aid system has always been complex. With this year’s new FAFSA and its inept rollout by the U.S. Education Department (ED), it will be even more baffling for all parties — students, parents, guidance counselors, Federal and state agency staffers,...
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