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Financial Aid Podcast 935: FAFSA verification, tuition increases, holiday free stuff

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Financial Aid Podcast 935: FAFSA verification, tuition increases, holiday free stuff

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Weekly Financial Aid Roundup

From NASFAA:

More than three in four college financial aid offices reported an increase in the number of cases where they must verify information on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), according to NASFAA’s latest Quick-Scan Survey. The increase in the number of verification cases was more likely to affect two-year colleges and low-income students.

From Smart Money:

Although most universities won’t announce their new financial aid budgets until February, schools are clearly nervous. For the current academic year, private institution spending on aid jumped a median 9.3%, while tuition rose by a median of just 4.1%, according to an October survey by Moody’s. That leaves a gap. How big? Moody’s says nearly 30% of private institutions are projecting a decline in net tuition and fee revenue for fiscal year 2010. That is up significantly from recent years, when less than 10% of institutions anticipated drops in revenue.

Financial aid could also become an issue at public institutions; many have recently come under fire for increasing tuition as they face state budget cuts. In November, the University of California raised fees by 32%. This month, the city of Pittsburgh proposed a 1% tuition tax for students enrolled in its colleges. And Massachusetts slashed higher-education spending by 10% this year.

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91 Comments »

Alex said:

very informative

# 9 January 2010 at 6:08 pm

CJ said:

I like financial aid however not the student loans. give me the work study, grants or scholarships. it helps.

# 9 January 2010 at 2:18 am

Michael G said:

Helped a lot. Thanks!

# 8 January 2010 at 11:13 am

jacquelyn said:

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# 7 January 2010 at 6:09 pm

Sarah said:

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# 7 January 2010 at 4:36 pm

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# 7 January 2010 at 3:06 pm

april said:

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# 7 January 2010 at 2:15 pm

amber said:

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Destiny said:

Great Info

# 6 January 2010 at 7:16 pm

Ali said:

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# 6 January 2010 at 2:10 pm

sharon said:

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# 6 January 2010 at 12:08 pm

Sharon said:

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# 6 January 2010 at 12:06 pm

ashley said:

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ken said:

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# 5 January 2010 at 1:47 pm

Peter said:

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# 5 January 2010 at 12:14 pm

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# 5 January 2010 at 1:12 am

ALX said:

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# 4 January 2010 at 7:41 pm

Esther said:

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# 4 January 2010 at 6:45 pm

Jazmin Hall said:

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# 4 January 2010 at 5:31 pm

Isadora said:

Good job!

# 4 January 2010 at 3:09 pm

Latoya Davis said:

Financial aid is very helpful for those that can’t afford to pay to continue their education

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# 3 January 2010 at 5:01 pm

emily said:

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# 3 January 2010 at 1:41 pm

emily said:

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# 3 January 2010 at 1:16 pm

Eritza said:

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# 2 January 2010 at 10:21 pm

Kristina said:

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# 2 January 2010 at 3:47 pm

Oluchukwu said:

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# 2 January 2010 at 8:25 am

jay said:

good information

# 2 January 2010 at 1:52 am

barbie_scholarship said:

Helpful information! Im really glad I read this.

# 1 January 2010 at 8:26 pm

Liz said:

i totally agree with BELEN because my parents supposedly make to much to qualify for financial aid but they still cant help that much to put me and my other three siblings through school, we will all be in college at the same time my older sister and i are only two and a 1/2 years apart and my brother sister and i are all one year apart

# 31 December 2009 at 2:30 pm

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# 31 December 2009 at 2:18 am

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# 30 December 2009 at 11:05 pm

KEVIN STEWART said:

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# 30 December 2009 at 6:46 pm

Hannah said:

i need financial aid!

# 30 December 2009 at 3:30 pm

Jacy said:

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# 29 December 2009 at 3:35 pm

Jacy said:

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# 29 December 2009 at 2:48 pm

Belen said:

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# 28 December 2009 at 8:47 pm

Belen said:

Very interesting. It would be nice if i could get some money from financial aid but my parents make to much money but still cant help me get through college.

# 28 December 2009 at 8:46 pm

Victoria Bailey said:

wow I am so glad I read this. Lots of useful information.

# 28 December 2009 at 8:44 pm

Victoria Bailey said:

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# 28 December 2009 at 8:43 pm

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# 28 December 2009 at 7:21 pm

Angel said:

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# 28 December 2009 at 6:57 pm

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# 26 December 2009 at 5:24 pm

Rana said:

Great program.. I hope it provides more aid for students.

# 25 December 2009 at 5:10 pm

Miguel Rodriguez said:

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# 23 December 2009 at 11:57 pm

houa said:

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# 23 December 2009 at 1:16 pm

david said:

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# 23 December 2009 at 4:32 am

Dustin said:

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# 22 December 2009 at 9:04 pm

ACE said:

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# 22 December 2009 at 7:28 pm

Meghan said:

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# 22 December 2009 at 4:18 pm

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# 22 December 2009 at 2:33 pm

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# 21 December 2009 at 1:05 pm

Isadora said:

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# 21 December 2009 at 10:28 am

Isadora said:

Good Job.

# 21 December 2009 at 10:27 am

jay said:

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# 20 December 2009 at 9:24 pm

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# 20 December 2009 at 5:42 pm

bianca said:

Im so grateful for financial aid

# 20 December 2009 at 5:30 pm

bianca said:

IM SO GRATEFUL THAT THERE IS FINANCIAL AID

# 20 December 2009 at 5:28 pm

Zelalem said:

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# 20 December 2009 at 1:09 am

DANENE said:

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# 19 December 2009 at 11:22 pm

Kyle said:

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# 19 December 2009 at 9:51 pm

asnardo said:

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# 19 December 2009 at 12:38 am

rita said:

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# 18 December 2009 at 4:19 am

christina blaylock said:

i an gratefull to receive any help i can get, i really want to be able to continue my education but some things are harder to achieve without the finances needed!

# 18 December 2009 at 12:49 am