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FAFSA Adjustments

Review of the 2024-2025 FAFSA adjustments

Magali Zoghaib | Contributing Writer Students who have been consistently completing their FAFSA submission will become aware of the distinctions between the 2024-2025 FAFSA application and its predecessors.  This change stems from the enactment of the FAFSA Simplification Act by Congress on December 27, 2020.  The 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid became accessible […]

Affording College: financial aid comes with consequences for students

“I receive financial aid, mostly in the form of loans,” said sophomore psychology major Destiny Medina..

Adulting with new sense of freedom doesn’t come cheap

According to Brian Pivik, content manager for “Peterson’s Blog,” lack of money is one of the biggest reasons students leave school. It ends up costing too much or students find themselves having to get a full-time job to save up for college.

Obama’s Nation: Affordable Education

President Obama’s last State of the Union address Tuesday evening touched on many subjects, ranging from healthcare, to immigration, and even the military. Yet, when he spoke about the issues of education in America and what changes he had planned for the remainder of his term, he captured my full attention.

Tuition tracker: Low-income students suffering most

According to tuitiontracker.org, sticker price is rising and so has the net price for low-income students, who are receiving less aid.

When islands become classrooms – SJMC takes students to the Galapagos

A four hour plane to Quito, followed by a second shorter flight, a ferry and two buses to Santa Cruz Island. This is the journey some students will take to go to class in December. The destination? The Galapagos Islands, an archipelago located 500 miles off the coast of Ecuador. The class? Environmental Communication.
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