Which financial aid application should undocumented students complete? For years, undocumented students have received mixed messages about whether they should be submitting the FAFSA, California Dream Act Application (CADAA), or
Not all students clearly fit into the predetermined financial aid status definitions of Dependent or Independent. The majority of high school seniors answer “No” to all of the dependency status
The cost of higher education is a well-known deterrent for many first-generation, low-income college seekers. Despite the Department of Education pushing back the annual “opening” of the FAFSA to October
Once the dependency status of a student has been determined (see previous blog), those who are required to provide parental income information often struggle with what should be a simple
One of the most common financial aid questions received by counselors from students and families is “Do I really have to include parent information on the FAFSA?” The answer to