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FAFSA 2024-25 Rundown

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The 2024-25 FAFSA

UPDATED: 12/07/23 & 11/26/24

Key FAFSA Changes Not Previously Reported

  • With the launch of the 2024-25 FAFSA application, students have more control.
  • The student must initiate the application process.
  • If parent/guardian information is required, each parent must be invited as a contributor.
  • Any application that is dormant for 45 days will be deleted. The student will be required to start from the beginning.

We’ve added three new reference links to the end of this post.

This just in on 11/15/23

The improved FAFSA form will be available for students and parents by Dec. 31, 2023. Students who complete the form will receive a confirmation and see their estimated student aid eligibility. 

This just 11/14/24

The improved FAFSA form will be available for students and parents by Dec. 31, 2023. Students who complete the form will receive a confirmation and see their estimated student aid eligibility. 

If you’ve had trouble keeping up with the changes to college financial aid, here’s a FAFSA 2024-25 rundown.

We’ve compiled a list of the most pertinent changes affecting students and families. We examined many of them in previous videos and posts but included a few previously unreferenced revisions in this post.

Some of the changes were phased in over the last two years. The ones specific to the 2024-25 school year are noted.

***UPDATE: The U.S. Department of Education announced that the FAFSA application for the 2024-25 school year will be released in December – not October 1.***

Institutional Preparation is Underway

On September 29, 2023, a prototype of the 2024-25 FAFSA was released to FSA Partners (for college financial aid administrators). It has limited functionality, but it signals some progress is being made. 

Additional information and preparation continue for financial aid administrators, but as of 11/03/23, there is no update on when the new application will be released to the public.

It is unclear what impact a November government shutdown will have on the release and processing of FAFSA applications, but a negative impact is likely.

McCarthy’s Ouster Raises Likelihood of a Government Shutdown (msn.com)

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Turning 18 soon?

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Are You Turning 18 Soon? – UPDATED

If you’re turning 18 on or before election day, seize the opportunity to put your youthful enthusiasm into political action.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2022 | November 7, 2023. November 5, 2024, November 4, 2025.

State and local elections tend to have more immediate and direct impact than national elections.

Not voting has huge impacts on your town, state and the nation. 

There are no perfect people, so there will never be a perfect candidate

Let your voice be heard.

 

2025 is not a Presidential Election

Presidential elections are important, but every election is vital to our democracy.

The smaller the election – the more your vote matters. State and local elections have a more immediate, direct impact on you than what happens in Washington, D.C.

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