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AGAIN. WHEN COLLEGE STUDENTS NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL AID. BUT FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, FAFSA’S RELEASE DATE HAS BEEN DELAYED. THIS MORNING, WE ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — If your family relies on financial aid for college, some new changes could affect how much help students receive. Even students denied assistance in the past could be eligible ...

Students looking to attend colleges and universities in January should apply for scholarships as soon as possible, as some ...

A long-awaited update to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as the FAFSA, was released on December 30. But some families are having trouble accessing the online form, which has ...

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The federal government had supposedly made it much easier to apply for college financial aid. Except there was a glitch and students could not access the new online tool they needed. Applications were ...

The rollout of the new federal college financial aid application has been riddled with problems, from a delay in the launch to technical glitches that have sent students and parents to a helpline with ...

Brandeis meets 100% of calculated financial need in the first year for all students who apply for financial aid and are admitted to the university. The Brandeis Commitment, available for U.S. students ...

If you kick yourself for leaving a $1-off coupon at home when you go to the grocery store, imagine how you might feel about leaving more than $5,000 on the table for a young adult in your family with ...